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Re: ***BIG NEWS*** & can someone give advice?
From: katie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:24:56 -0600 (CST)
Yeah, I was pretty mad - but I'm just keen on getting on with things
now.
At Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Claire wrote:
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>Wow Cate
>
>That is something else, I have had my share of none answers at the drs.
>but that one takes the cake. I don't think they do it on purpose it
>seems that alot of Drs. are so busy they pay attention when your there
>but when you leave you it seems they never give the case another
>thought. Sometimes you have to be really persistant, until you get an
>answer.
>
>If it were me I would go back to my Dr. and insist on finding out why
>no one ever told you, and from there its up to you if you want to go any
>further with it. As for me I'd pretty mad at the first dr.
>
>At Sun, 28 Jan 2001, Cate wrote:
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>>At Thu, 25 Jan 2001, katie wrote:
>>>
>>>I don't know if any of you have read my previous posts, but I suspected
>>>I had PCOS but hadn't been diagnosed yet.
>>>
>>>I went to the doctor today, and told her I wanted a straight answer once
>>>and for all. She wasn't my usual doctor, so I had to go through all the
>>>symptoms, everything...
>>>
>>>She looked through my file and she said: "You went to see a
>>>gynaecologist in 1994?" I said: "Yes, but she just told me it was a
>>>hormone imbalance. My mum was with me (I was only 14 at the time) and
>>>she can back me up". So my doctor said:"But it's here, in her letter,
>>>that she diagnosed you with PCOS in 1994!!!"
>>>
>>>So I've had it all this time (7 years). It's gone untreated. And
>>>nobody told me. I feel so violated. I have completely lost faith in
>>>our health service.
>>>
>>>So... what do I do now? I really want to complain, but I'm not sure how
>>>to our to whom. can anyone suggest my next course of action.
>>>
>>>On Monday I am getting my blood taken again to do Glucose tests and
>>>LH/FSH. She is also putting me in for an ultrasound (FINALLY!).
>>>
>>>I just can't shake this feeling that Ive been wronged somehow. Am I
>>>being silly?
>>>
>>>What do I do???
>>>
>>>--
>>>Katie
>>>
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