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Re: A little unsolicitated advice
From: su (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 14:57:15 -0500 (CDT)
I agree but HOW do I get the copies? My GYN wont give them to me. I
have to pay 2 bucks a copy which seems UNREASONABLE. I have 4 months of
blood work I need copies of. Regarding double checking the lab work, my
gyn called to say my test was ok.I asked her the level and when she told
me I asked her what test that was for. It seems they REPEATED the same
test over and didnt do the ones I NEEDED done. So, yes it was normal
but it was the WRONG test. If I had gone on that word alone I wouldnt
have gotten a referral to another dr and get on Glucophage.I had to get
blood work done again and then the test ( DHEAS) WAS elevated. Make
sure they do the CORRECT tests also.
At Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Smedley wrote:
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>I just thought I would toss in this little tidbit of advice.
>
>Get copies of those test results ladies!! I have found in the past
>couple of years that having copies of your test results helps ALOT! For
>example: Not too long ago i took some blood tests, ya know the standard
>run. The doctor calls back and leaves me a message that everything is
>normal, which I could not believe! So I called and asked they be faxed
>to me. Come to find out I was "normal" according to the lab I went to,
>and each lab has differeneces of opinions on normal by the way. But my
>insulin was 19, which is VERY high and only one point below the abnormal
>range of 20 and up. My cholesterol was high, only a couple of points
>below the abnormal range, my testorterone was the same, my LH and FSH
>hormone levels were within normal range BUT the ratio was 4 to 1, they
>should be 1 to 1!!! Of course the lab does not measure ratios!! Because
>I got the results, checked information on the net, then called the
>doctor back with questions he agreed that all my levels were a bit high
>and that I would definetely benifit from a trial of met. Although he
>never doubted I had PCOS, and he is a very good doctor, the laboratory
>normal results were deceiving to us both. You absolutely have to take
>it into your own hands!! NEVER be afraid to peel away all the layers to
>get what you want! You deserve it, remember that. And in the future you
>will want those old charts for comparison.
>
>--
>You gotta do what you gotta do
>
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