ENT Referral: How do I get the tests I want?

[Guest guest]

The 64,000,000 question. It took six weeks to get the referral,

now they called, said my appointment is this Tuesday, EARLY.

My regular doc suggested I not mention CFIDS, and just ask for

my nose to be cultured. (I've had a very low grade sinus infection

that always manifests itself on the left side of my sinuses, and

drips down my throat on occaison. Mainly it stays put...

So after 3-4 attempts to get a culture swab done at my regular

docs with no luck (at least I finally got the referral), how do you

suggest I approach this ENT? I'd like to mention the possibility

that it could be bacterial, fungal, and/or viral, but don't want to

look like I'm telling him how to do his job.

I just want results for once.

Thanks,

Dan

p.s. Next month I'm set for dental cleaning -- scraping and all that

(which I think just weakens the tooth). That's another novel...

[Guest guest]

Dan

Watch that dental stuff. We actually know of people that had fallen

ill and been bedbound from just simple cleaning.I think your

approach to getting a swab is to say that often you get minor relief

from some agents and major from others and you felt that that's why

they do tests? or whatever? to check what works and what doesn't,

because in life there's no one size fits all.In actual fact I will

emphasize my favourite observation when dealing with doctors - make

sure she's a female and that she is neat and proper- as opposed to

flashy. These are the only doctors that really care about there

patients and understand the need for urgent prompt care, one

mentioning recently to a patient that she did not want to see her go

chronic and she pushed hard from all angles not to let this

occur.How intelligent of her to understand the importance of not

going chronic.....Dan I personally think you've jumped on the wrong

train with the ENT because most are only interested in simple

plumbing- your doctor is also a goose because they know there

colleagues beforehand and what your actually going to get.I do

recall one doctor telling me of a psychiatrist that was big on shock

therapy and he was laughing at the prospect of sending me to him.

>

> The 64,000,000 question. It took six weeks to get the referral,

> now they called, said my appointment is this Tuesday, EARLY.

>

> My regular doc suggested I not mention CFIDS, and just ask for

> my nose to be cultured. (I've had a very low grade sinus

infection

> that always manifests itself on the left side of my sinuses, and

> drips down my throat on occaison. Mainly it stays put...

>

> So after 3-4 attempts to get a culture swab done at my regular

> docs with no luck (at least I finally got the referral), how do

you

> suggest I approach this ENT? I'd like to mention the possibility

> that it could be bacterial, fungal, and/or viral, but don't want

to

> look like I'm telling him how to do his job.

>

> I just want results for once.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Dan

>

> p.s. Next month I'm set for dental cleaning -- scraping and all

that

> (which I think just weakens the tooth). That's another novel...

>

[Guest guest]

Why not ask your regular doc to call the ent or write a note asking

for nose culture?

>

> The 64,000,000 question. It took six weeks to get the referral,

> now they called, said my appointment is this Tuesday, EARLY.

>

> My regular doc suggested I not mention CFIDS, and just ask for

> my nose to be cultured. (I've had a very low grade sinus

infection

> that always manifests itself on the left side of my sinuses, and

> drips down my throat on occaison. Mainly it stays put...

>

> So after 3-4 attempts to get a culture swab done at my regular

> docs with no luck (at least I finally got the referral), how do

you

> suggest I approach this ENT? I'd like to mention the possibility

> that it could be bacterial, fungal, and/or viral, but don't want

to

> look like I'm telling him how to do his job.

>

> I just want results for once.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Dan

>

> p.s. Next month I'm set for dental cleaning -- scraping and all

that

> (which I think just weakens the tooth). That's another novel...

>