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@leslie2121

I understand your frustration! I have had several different experiences from doctors- some are better than others at explaining our labs. It’s a lot of detail - I just want a concise & understandable summary of what’s going on.
Agree you should avoid dr google because everything sounds dire online. I’m so sorry you are having to wait for clarity! 🥹

Anyway- here’s my 2 cents:
1. Do you have a portal where you can ask questions directly to your doctor?
2. Not to be insulting but have you asked specifically for a consultation with your doctor to review results and ask questions? Telemedicine is great for this.
3.I’m a retired RN, but nurse navigators are way over their heads on stuff like this- and you deserve the doctor’s expertise & time.
4. There are educational tutorials on lab results via HealthTree .org you might get a better grasp of lab results and meaning of abnormalities.
5. Can you find a more responsive team in your area?
I imagine the holidays are part of the reason you haven’t heard back.

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in reply to @leslie2121 Yes, I have an online portal where I communicate with my doctors. However, my hematologist has a "nurse navigator" who I call Nurse Ratchet, because she filters all of my messages to the doctor, and I never know if he sees my messages or not. During a recent visit with my OB/GYN, during which she thought that perhaps the fact that I am feeling hot all the time was not hormonal, but perhaps some kind of malignancy, I sent a message to the damn doctor, Nurse responded, "hmm....interesting. I will order more labs."