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<blockquote data-quote="Nomad" data-source="post: 635573" data-attributes="member: 4152"><p>Many thanks HM. Yes, Watercooler, as I understand it is a place to discuss mostly either non difficult child related business or something that is a little different than typical.</p><p></p><p>That is kind of funny about the ER and the mix up...but then again, quality control is sooooo important in ER's and the medical field.</p><p></p><p>My poor cousin, who was as straight as an arrow, was having trouble with fatigue, headaches and just acting different. One day at work, she started hallucinating elephants in her office. Her husband freaked out and took her to the ER. The ER doctor announced that she was depressed and gave them an RX for Prozac. Grrr. Husband was freaking out that he was sure beyond a doubt that something was very very wrong with his wife and the doctor needed to take an xray or something. The doctor got PO'd. So, they left. <strong>She had brain cancer.</strong></p><p></p><p>And I also had a relative that died as the result of some paperwork mix up...so I suppose I'm sensitive and alert to this stuff.</p><p></p><p>Very briefly what happened is my GP took bloodwork in March. On it was something of concern to her. But, I have a specialist doctor and it was in her area. Apparently, my GP sent the bloodwork to the specialist's office asking them to follow up with a scan. At issue is when the GP first sent this request...may have been in March. But, the first I heard from the specialist's office was very recently, in Sept. This is what the secretary relayed to me happened...but was unsure. I was shocked, since March was six months ago. When I asked for clarification, they (the specilist's office) acted VERY peculiar and started giving me the run around and even saying things that didn't make any sense. So, I tried to put a stop to it and said this morning that I would take the scan....doesn't matter when it was originally ordered. And instead, the specialist wants any recent bloodwork in an effort to prove I don't really need the scan after all. By coincidence, I have an appointment. with the GP relatively soon, so I'll try to get it straightened out. What raised a red flag is the specialist' office got very defensive over a simple question..."what made you call me now to order a scan?" I sense something is wrong....I'm also trying to honor my intuition....it is usually right. Although I think something is screwy here, I do think I'm ok. I'll get to the bottom of it (in terms of my health). I may talk to my GP. Right or wrong...I don't care. It might be best if she sees something screwy on blood tests, to tell me and give me the option to follow up with her or my specialist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nomad, post: 635573, member: 4152"] Many thanks HM. Yes, Watercooler, as I understand it is a place to discuss mostly either non difficult child related business or something that is a little different than typical. That is kind of funny about the ER and the mix up...but then again, quality control is sooooo important in ER's and the medical field. My poor cousin, who was as straight as an arrow, was having trouble with fatigue, headaches and just acting different. One day at work, she started hallucinating elephants in her office. Her husband freaked out and took her to the ER. The ER doctor announced that she was depressed and gave them an RX for Prozac. Grrr. Husband was freaking out that he was sure beyond a doubt that something was very very wrong with his wife and the doctor needed to take an xray or something. The doctor got PO'd. So, they left. [B]She had brain cancer.[/B] And I also had a relative that died as the result of some paperwork mix up...so I suppose I'm sensitive and alert to this stuff. Very briefly what happened is my GP took bloodwork in March. On it was something of concern to her. But, I have a specialist doctor and it was in her area. Apparently, my GP sent the bloodwork to the specialist's office asking them to follow up with a scan. At issue is when the GP first sent this request...may have been in March. But, the first I heard from the specialist's office was very recently, in Sept. This is what the secretary relayed to me happened...but was unsure. I was shocked, since March was six months ago. When I asked for clarification, they (the specilist's office) acted VERY peculiar and started giving me the run around and even saying things that didn't make any sense. So, I tried to put a stop to it and said this morning that I would take the scan....doesn't matter when it was originally ordered. And instead, the specialist wants any recent bloodwork in an effort to prove I don't really need the scan after all. By coincidence, I have an appointment. with the GP relatively soon, so I'll try to get it straightened out. What raised a red flag is the specialist' office got very defensive over a simple question..."what made you call me now to order a scan?" I sense something is wrong....I'm also trying to honor my intuition....it is usually right. Although I think something is screwy here, I do think I'm ok. I'll get to the bottom of it (in terms of my health). I may talk to my GP. Right or wrong...I don't care. It might be best if she sees something screwy on blood tests, to tell me and give me the option to follow up with her or my specialist. [/QUOTE]
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