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<blockquote data-quote="xfieldok" data-source="post: 1998414" data-attributes="member: 460785"><p>Sorry everyone, not been able to post on my phone, network errors all the time.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>[USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] the doctor will give me a printout when I see her. Hugely annoyed about having to wait for a month.</p><p>Don't trust myself to go to the surgery in person at the moment. It's not the girls fault.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>This all started at 9am and I am still seething. And the post brought the letter of meeting with ********.</p><p></p><p>Edited by Moderator to remove HCPs’ names.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xfieldok, post: 1998414, member: 460785"] 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. [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] 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. [/QUOTE]
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