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Confused and Frustrated About What Is Going
Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 6, 2023 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
Ray, I make sure my PCP receives copies of any lab work or test results that my other doctors order. I have a PCP, and three specialists - Neurologist, Pain, and Rheumatologist, from the years when my diagnosis was fibromyalgia. I drop off copies at each office as needed. It’s extra work on my part, but the system of electronic result sharing doesn’t always work well. That way my PCP has an idea of what’s going on, and doesn’t order duplicate tests, or can work off other results. Anyway, you get the idea!
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Good morning, @julbpat. I've prepared just that way for my annual later day: I made a copy of my hematologist's lab report to leave with my PCP. After another cup of coffee, I'm going to phone my neurologist's office to ask why I've not heard back from him; I sent him a copy of the same report over a week ago to ask if possibly he saw something that might have bearing on my PN. It does take a little extra effort, but I believe it's important: even though all of our medical activity is supposed to be archived digitally and available to all of our doctors, I find it still helps to hand them things like lab reports on paper. ––Ray (@ray666)