This is relating more to my sister, but I heard the full story from mum today.
Basically little sister had been having some tummy troubles of late, so she went to the doc. Doc scheduled a blood test for her. Sister went and had blood test no drama. The fun started when she got the results.
Now this particular clinic (like quite a few clinics I've heard of apparently) has a rule that they DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY TEST RESULTS OVER THE PHONE. They will either send a letter or email you if they want a follow-up visit to discuss your test results. NO phone communication is needed AT ALL.
Sister got a phone call from someone who had her results (either the patho nurse or the clinic nurse, not sure which) who basically told her that while she wasn't coeliac, she was borderline coeliac and needed to go gluten-free. So sister did her best to go gluten-free for about 6 months, but did not necessarily adhere to it completely.
Then she went back to the docs and visited a new doc who had just started at the clinic for an ear infection. She brought up the issue and doc had a look at her test results. I believe he ordered a new set of tests.
End result? No, sister WASN'T coeliac, but she had a bug in her gut that needed to be killed off. Doc gave her some strong antibiotics that eventually killed off the bug, but then sister got annoyed.
Why?
Because 1) She'd had to adjust her diet for 6 months for what turned out to be no particular reason (and the merits of a gluten-free diet for NON-COELIAC folks is best left to Fratching) and 2) the "bug" in question is one that could come back in the future.
I'm still left scratching my head over why the clinic bothered ringing in the first place. If it was a medical emergency that required hospitalisation then sure, ring, but there was no need to deliver THAT particular result over the phone!
Basically little sister had been having some tummy troubles of late, so she went to the doc. Doc scheduled a blood test for her. Sister went and had blood test no drama. The fun started when she got the results.
Now this particular clinic (like quite a few clinics I've heard of apparently) has a rule that they DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY TEST RESULTS OVER THE PHONE. They will either send a letter or email you if they want a follow-up visit to discuss your test results. NO phone communication is needed AT ALL.
Sister got a phone call from someone who had her results (either the patho nurse or the clinic nurse, not sure which) who basically told her that while she wasn't coeliac, she was borderline coeliac and needed to go gluten-free. So sister did her best to go gluten-free for about 6 months, but did not necessarily adhere to it completely.
Then she went back to the docs and visited a new doc who had just started at the clinic for an ear infection. She brought up the issue and doc had a look at her test results. I believe he ordered a new set of tests.
End result? No, sister WASN'T coeliac, but she had a bug in her gut that needed to be killed off. Doc gave her some strong antibiotics that eventually killed off the bug, but then sister got annoyed.
Why?
Because 1) She'd had to adjust her diet for 6 months for what turned out to be no particular reason (and the merits of a gluten-free diet for NON-COELIAC folks is best left to Fratching) and 2) the "bug" in question is one that could come back in the future.
I'm still left scratching my head over why the clinic bothered ringing in the first place. If it was a medical emergency that required hospitalisation then sure, ring, but there was no need to deliver THAT particular result over the phone!
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