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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 13 10:37am | Replies (20)
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@doberdoo ----Oh, dear, I too was fired by my first pulmonologist, it's not a good feeling. But in the end it turned out for the best - I now have a really great doc!
I would suggest that you acquire copies of all tests, scans and bloodwork that has been done to date (most should be available on your patient portal) Download them before your access is closed out, or get a DVD if you access is already gone. This will give your new doctors a complete picture of all that has happened so far.
Have you made your initial with the U of Chicago yet?
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No, I haven’t contacted UofC yet as it just happened yesterday. To be honest I am mentally exhausted at the moment and need a break from all of it before tackling getting re-established. The difficult part is that new patients are always made to wait 3 months for an appointment. I have never understood that because existing patients usually can get right in. Tomorrow I will call Northwestern Medical Records and request copies of everything including CDs of scans. But I know them by now and how difficult they will make it. I have to psych myself up to do battle once again. They (Northwestern) are mentally and physically draining. I am going to need an Interventional Pulmonologist, a treatment pulmonologist, an infectious disease doctor and a cardiologist. That equals a lot of waiting and a lot of appointments. So be it. I have no choice. I sometimes wish there was a place to document my story about NW and all the awful things that have happened. They truly are dreadful.