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Re: nurse unprofessionalism w/PG tests and tcc anxiety, thanks in advance for any response. :)
From: Claudia Twisdale RN (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Nov 2002 09:14:21 -0600 (CST)
No, a serum HCG should not take 5 days. Yes, the nurse was a jerk, and
I am so sorry you got treated like that. It usually takes less than 5
minutes to do most urine tests. Perhaps a new doctor is in order? Hang
in there!
At Fri, 22 Nov 2002, JMQ wrote:
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>I went to the doctor today because i've had a bad cold and haven't taken
>anything because I've been concerned about pregnancy. In any event,
>while i was there, the doctor told me it was just alergies. I told him
>i'd like to have a blood test to see if I was in fact preggo (big
>mistake!). He said i'd much rather do a stick test, anyway, after
>convincing him that I needed a blood test and not the alternate
>(thinking it was still too early to tell) he reluctanctly agreed. So I
>get my blood drawn and the nurse tells me that I won't find out until
>Wednesday. So I ask if she'd give me the stick test after all. She
>agreed and sends me to the waiting room to wait...and wait...and wait.
>Finally in front of all the other waiting patients she comes out of the
>door and says, "It's negitive." I look around and they all look at me
>and she repeats herself! I was hot and fighting back tears. I was
>humilated.
>Now my questions (and I thank you for listening) is it really 5 days
>before a blood test comes back?? And should I just accept the negitive
>result despite what i am feeling physically? And finally due to the
>extremely lack of professionalism how do I know they are even going to
>send my blood to the lab?? Will that most likely come out negitive??
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