I’m Okay!
Can someone please tell me why doctors feel the need to put you through torture while waiting for lab results? The doctor’s office called 4 times while we were gone, and each message they left for me sounded “urgent”. Turns out, my lab results are perfectly fine (liver, thyroid, cholesterol, HIV, Hepatitis, etc). It seems that I may have a slight urinary tract infection, so I have to go back in for another UA, but I am symptomless right now. I’ve had these off and on for years, so that’s nothing new, but let me tell you, I was stressing out big time that I had some horrible, incurable disease. I spent the entire vacation in St. John worrying for nothing. I did say a little prayer of thanks, though. Stupid doctors. Why couldn’t they just leave that on the message?
May 25th, 2006 at 12:43 pm
The reason they don’t leave the information in a message is because there is a chance someone other than you could hear it. Your medical information is private and can only be given to you unless you give your written permission for it to be given to someone else. This rule applies even to Kevin who cannot access certain things about you.
So yeah, it’s frustrating but they do it in an attempt to protect your privacy. =)
May 25th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
Yeah, but I signed the release that said that Kevin can access all my medical info. Besides, they left messages not only on the home phone and my cell, but on his cell phone, too.
May 29th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
It’s a power trip for them – lol.