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@fdixon63 I have had the same problem, although the hospital is at least 25 miles away, and the closest clinic is 5 miles. Truth is, the hospital clinic is not used much by the doctors who work there. Each of them has their own clinic (where they make their biggest profits) within a couple hundred miles. Anything above a blood type, they send to their own clinic. And if that clinic does not have the training, experience or equipment to handle the issue, they just make up something. In the last year, according to one of these labs, my urinary protein has gone from 3.0 grams per day to 0.1 grams. And my serum FreeLiteChain has gone from 3.5 to 0.2. I told the doc where I wanted to send my more specific labs, and my lab choice never got the specimen. I checked, and complained. about a week later I got a report from the doc's lab. They had taken one of their own report forms, whited out their own name and inserted the name of my choice lab. Frankly, in the rural American West, if the lab used is not ARUP or Quant, or certified by The Binding Site, I do not accept the report.
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@oldkarl Just Wow! I think the whole world has gone crazy. I am so grateful to have access to some awesome, reliable clinics. The only time I had an issue, it was partly my fault - I delivered my specimen to them to late in the day for their transport to the central lab, had to redo the specimen.
On a positive note, I just got off the phone with my insurer because I have docs who are only doing video appts right now, something not covered by my plan. They have made an exception - open-ended - for seeing their preferred providers, and are covering phone and video consults until all providers are back in clinic. Quite a relief for me.
And on a curious note, it is interesting to see who is in office and who is not. It was odd "seeing" my pulmo by phone - for both of us. And I'll be seeing pain management the same way, but ortho and primary are in person. On the other hand, my husband's primary is video, but rheumatology is seeing him in clinic...
My grandson wants to "talk" to his doc, not go to see her, this week because he thinks he will get immunizations and/or lab work.
By the way, I posted extensively earlier - we have been in many medical facilities this past month, and felt safe everywhere based on precautions being taken. My primary says there has not been one covid-positive staffer in her facility of about 100 workers as of last week, a testament to their care and caution.
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@oldkarl That is just appalling document 'forgery' Wow.! A real eye-opener. Kate