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From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Mar 22 13:50:20 2006
Mary,
The main report you want to get is the Post Operative report. That's
the one with the most info on it. Good luck.
At Wed, 22 Mar 2006, mary wrote:
>
>Sure I will try to get all my Reports. Is there any name for that
>report so that I Can use that term while asking? I appreciate it. Thanks
>a lot.
>
>--
>Mary.
>
>At Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Angie wrote:
>>
>>May,
>>
>>If your doctor does not want to give you the reports then yes, request
>>them from the hospital where the surgery took place. That's what I had
>>to do to get mine. The post op report will tell you what he found and
>>what he did and usually your follow up care. (Whatever he told you to
>>do next). If your doctor told you that you could only have the
>>pathology report then i would want those records even more. Fight for
>>them. Usually the place where the surgery took place will charge you
>>like a dollar per page to copy them for you but will send them to
>>another doc free of charge. Have your GP call in a request to your
>>GYN's office and the hospital. Get reports from both places if you
>>want. Hope this helps.
>>
>>--
>>Angie
>>
>>At Wed, 22 Mar 2006, mary wrote:
>>>
>>>Should I request the report from my Doctor or the Hospital?
>>>Pls. advise.
>>>Mary.
>>>At Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Angie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Mary,
>>>>
>>>>You are entitled to ALL of your medical records. The most important
>>>>that I got was my post op report. Please Please Please get your
>>>>records. They belong to you. I would have had kids if I would have
>>>>gotten this information years ago. I had a bad doctor who told me that
>>>>he did laser ablation and years later I finally got my report only to
>>>>read that he did nothing because he felt my Endo was too bad to be
>>>>helped. He also left my tubes totally blocked and put me on fertility
>>>>meds knowing he left my tubes blocked...(which I never knew). I never
>>>>knew I had Endo on the bowel and colon either and my appendix is bound
>>>>down. I found out a lot of things and could have sued the doctor for
>>>>malpractice if I would have requested my records. For your own benefit
>>>>get them.
>>>>
>>>>Good luck and don't take no for an answer!!
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Angie
>>>>
>>>>At Wed, 22 Mar 2006, mary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I had Endometriosis on my both ovaries. I got the Endo. removed
>>>>>through Labaroscopy recently. We wish to get pregnant. We thought we
>>>>>could try for 6 months after Lap. But when I went for my Post-Op my
>>>>>Doctor suggested me to take Lupron-Depot as it will dry up all the Endo.
>>>>>present in deeper tissue. But since we wish to get pregnant my Doctor
>>>>>said we can try for 2 months and If nothing happens I can either go for
>>>>>Lupron-Depot or my Doctor might refer me to some specialist. Can we
>>>>>request a report about Labaroscopy from the Doctor? When I asked abt.
>>>>>report my Doctor gave me only Pathology report. Is there any other
>>>>>detailed report I can request from the Doctor or Hospital? Please advise
>>>>>me. And can we take 6 months and try to pregnant?
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Mary.
>>>>>
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