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Re: Vent (sorry!)...doc didn't run tests I asked for...why rely on an old Dx?
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 21:12:12 -0600 (CST)
I never talk to lab techs when they are drawing blood.I can barley watch
them do it!..lol.They draw and i'm outta there.Sounds like you work at a
pediatric hospital or clinic?much different than an MD's or Edno's
office dontcha think?Dona
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Belle wrote:
>I think (according to Chris) that the Lab personel was the one who gave
>her the time that the dr would have the results, not the dr or the
>staff. ;-) This occurs very frequently. Drs and patients are
>frustrated by it but that does not stop some lab techs from giving bad
>information.
>
>I hope that you have noticed that I have in fact been a big supporter of
>changing doctors if necessary, in this case, given only the facts
>presented by Chris, it is not my recommendation. She, of course, may do
>so if she so desires but it will be because of her own desire and not
>because of any wrong doing by the doctor (based on what she has stated).
>
>Where I have worked, you can have a wonderful outcome at 1 and then at
>1:15 you can have a real emergency. Life or death. I have seen people
>come in with their daughters for a simple surgery and then have to be
>there when they find out that it is cancer that has matastisized and
>there is only a limited amount of time left.
>
>I have carried a 6-month old baby down to have tests run to see how
>cancer was progressing in him while his father and mother held his twin
>brother. Unfortunately, this means that these families needed me more
>than the child with cleft palate, or the child with the T&A. I did not
>ignore these clients but they did not get the ice cream that I had
>promised when they expected it. It had to wait.
>
>While there are a large number of bad doctors out there, 1) life happens
>and 2)the original post does not indicate that this is one.
>
>It is great that you have found a doctor that you believe in so much. I
>hope that you never listen to a lab tech that gives you bad information
>and then feel betrayed by the doctor.
>
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>>
>>This is all very true Bell,but most doctors know about how long to
>>expect tests back and so do there staff, and also know how busy they
>>are.Maybe they shouldnt tell a patient they will call them back tomorrow
>>if they can not.Maybe they should tell the truth from the start and
>>say..."I will call you in a few days or a week",or.."I don't think you
>>need all the same tests done lets just go with an old diagnosis".What if
>>the old DX was wrong?
>>I feel lucky to have an RE who did do all my tests over again.Not only
>>did he find that they were incomplete,but that not all of the tests
>>needed were done.My last doc had dropped the ball with me.He also is one
>>who never called back when he said he would.Very frustrating.My new
>>Doctor at Stanford Medical center always calls me back when he say's he
>>would and has had tests back in a day or 2 because fortunately they do
>>have an inhouse lab in the REI.I was going to an outside local lab and
>>he was getting very fustrated with them not getting labs back in a
>>timely manner so I had to start having them done at the REI lab.He
>>called and asked me not to go to my local lab anymore because he was
>>upset with them.
>>I am very fortunate to have found this caring and understanding Doc who
>>always follows up and does what he says he is going to do.and if he is
>>not the one to call me personally he at least has a nurse call me with
>>test results and RX's for medication or to tell me they are waiting for
>>certain tests or things to happen.
>>We wre not in the room with Chris at her appointment and we don't know
>>exactly what was said.All we know is that she is dissapointed with her
>>doctor for making statements or promises she could not for some reason
>>keep. I don't blame Chris for being upset and fustrated with this "New
>>Doc" I would think that if a new doc would want to impress and keep a
>>pateint they would at least make a phone call to tell the patient that
>>things are going to take longer than expected and that not all the tests
>>were needed.I know thats what my doctor would have done.Especailly after
>>telling him about the bad experiences at my old RE.There are some really
>>caring doctors out there who make an effort no matter how busy the
>>office is.I think that work load or being busy is a piss poor
>>excuse.sorry
>>By the way I work for a Dentist and if we practiced dentistry and ran
>>our office the way that some of these MD's do ..we would be out of
>>business.We always return phone calls and call patients with Dx or
>>treatment plans when we say we will.Sorry about my Rant..I think I am
>>just PMSing,but I feel better now.
>>Dona
>>
>--
>Hope you feel better,
>
>Belle
>
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