Sorry everyone, not been able to post on my phone, network errors all the time.
To recap. I didn't have a "fasting" blood test, it was at 9am and I had last eaten around 6pm the previous evening. We are told to do a fast if we are having lipids done.
The last time I requested a lipid panel, my blood had to be taken three times before they came back with the lipid results. As far as I knew I was just having the HbA1c.
I phoned the receptionist this morning to request a telephone consultation with anyone who could give me my blood test results. She said "oh, I can do that". I had previously asked a receptionist if she could tell me my results and was told they were not allowed to.
I asked what was the result of my HbA1c and she said it was "within acceptable range". I said there should be a number and that is what I wanted. She just repeated it. She said you have an appointment with ********. I said I didn't. She said I did. I said when? She said, you have an appointment with Dr ******* on 1 April and ******** on 3April to discuss cholesterol.
So when I see the doctor on 1st April I will ask her about the results and cancel ******** on the way out. No fasting and full lipid panel, no talkee statins. No talkee statins anyway.
@Bluetit1802 the doctor will give me a printout when I see her. Hugely annoyed about having to wait for a month.
Don't trust myself to go to the surgery in person at the moment. It's not the girls fault.
I want to talk to the doctor about thining hair/thyroid. I want to take the thyroid test, getting it done myself means I can do it once, and take the results along. I am sure even if something shows up, the doc will say that I need to do one of "their" tests. Then I will have three of those before they do ALL the tests necessary.
This all started at 9am and I am still seething. And the post brought the letter of meeting with ********.
Edited by Moderator to remove HCPs’ names.