WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for October, 2002: Re: Pap Smear Needed to be Reread by Dr.?

Re: Pap Smear Needed to be Reread by Dr.?

From: wanita (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:39:19 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.: "Re: Pap Smear Needed to be Reread by Dr.?"

Dr. Lapidus, Thank you so much for your reply. But, if there was nothing to see, what could the technician not have been sure of? It just seems so confusing to me to have a normal pap smear with no abnormalities but to have had a Doctor look at it to make sure.

Thank you again.

--
Wanita

At Thu, 24 Oct 2002,  Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. wrote:
>
>The technician wasn't sure of what he saw.
>
>At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, wanita wrote:
>>
>>I recently had a pap smear and this is the first one every had anything
>>different at all.
>>
>>I received a bill that had the regular amount, and then an added amount
>>that said it needed to be reread by the physician.  I called my Dr.  who
>>said the result had been absolutely normal, so I needed to call the lab.
>>The lab said that they charge extra if the doctor instead of a lab
>>technician rereads the results.  I could only talk to the person there
>>in billing, since they said any results needed to be discussed with me
>>by my doctor.
>>
>>I called the doctor's office again, and they said that the results were
>>normal with no added comments so it was nothing.
>>
>>What could a lab technician see that a doctor would need to reread that
>>would be nothing? Thank you so much for any experiences anyone has had,
>>or for any medical answers.
>
>--
>Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
>Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
>Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
>Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
>Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
>Buenos Aires
>Argentina
>
>Note:  opinions expressed here are for educational purposes
>     only and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient
>     relationship.  This information is not intended to supplant
>     the need for you to consult with your physician prior to
>     choosing therapeutic options and/or interventions.
>
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>
>     **Thank you for understanding :).**
>

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