Traveling 2,
I would go to your second Doctor in a heart beat.
An office that can't keep track of their tests
would scare me to death.
Millie
> I was ordered on meds in January. I was instructed to come back in late
> March to have my blood levels checked. I called the office on 3/21 and
> there was no order on record. The doctor signed orders on Wednesday and I
> went in on Friday 3/20.
>
> I followed up Tuesday 3/24, and the test could not be found right away. I
> gave my cell for call back. I did not hear anything so I called back
> Thursday, 26. Still...no test found. I was then told it may have been sent
> to the doctors other office, so I called there. They had no record and did
> not think it would have been sent there, but would check. Again, left my
> cell phone for call back. No call from either office on Friday. I am going
> to make a point of it on Monday and make sure I escalate this to the duty
> nurse, but please....the lack of follow-up does not make me me feel
> better.
>
> I went to another doctor last month for a second opinion. He concurred
> with my current doctor and said that he was a colleague at another
> practice and I was in good hands. I really did like him more though
> becuase of his bedsire manners. I also had a list of quesitons that I
> brought and he answered them all.
>
> I am really thinking of switching over to the other doctor. This is my
> health and I really do not want to have tests being missed and then not
> getting an answer on why.
>
> What does the rest of the group think?
>
>
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