Re: New here>>Read this, My doc nearly killed me!

[Guest guest]

So glad to see that you are now safe! Thank you for posting this Dana, as

it is probably THE main reason for requesting hard copies of lab results,

besides the other obvious ones. There are many reasons why doctors get

sited, go on probation, etc....besides not being good doctors, and

maintaining less than good office staffs is one of them. They are still

responsible for these kinds of errors. I believe that it can be ditsy

office crews, but, if not, pencilling in patient overloads that are beyond

reason and keep the minds of employees so busy that these kinds of errors

are made. If the doctor has had these complaints from patients before about

their office crews, or lab services, etc...and have basically ignored them,

they are still responsible for non-discipline. Have you directly told the

doctor about this horendous error? If not, he/she needs to know now. BTW,

have you any other problems than this with your thyroid?

Tx

New here>>Read this, My doc nearly

killed me!

> I was diagnosed earlier in 2003 with Hashimotos disease, I have known

> I had hypothyroidism for the last 8 years.

> I have felt like crud since feb 2003. My general doc had troble

> regulating my TSH levels and sent me to a endo. My appointment was on

> Dec. 18 2003. I had plenty of lab work in their onsite lab. I was

> finally called back about my results on the 5th of Jan '04. As she

> spoke(nurse)I wrote down what she was telling me in between the 3

> interuptions. She didn't even bother putting me on hold I could hear

> her conversations. This turned into a 20 min. call on my cell phone.

> Finally, she told me what was supposely wrong. She said my vitimin D

> level was defiencent. She called into my pharmacy six 50,000 i.u

> (normal dose is 400 i.u.) pills that I was to take one a week for 6

> weeks and return to the office on Jan. 29th. Well, since I have been

> so sick this past year I have really been keeping up with my lab

> results. In addition to the results the nurse gave me I asked her to

> send me a copy of the lab results. I almost didn't do this since I was

> going in on the 29th. Thank God I did! I recieved them in the mail

> yesterday. Upon taking a good look at them and seeing that everything

> was the same from what she had told me earlier on the phone I noticed

> that this was somebody elses lab results! She had my same name but

> different birthdate. Her speciman was collected on the same day but at

> a 11 am that morning, my appointment wasn't until 2pm. Keep in mind,

> in the normal average multivitamin there is 400I.U., I took 50,000

> i.u. and would have continued unless I hadn't requested my copy. I

> would have been DEAD before my appointment on the 29th is what poison

> control told me. I'm still kind of stunned not understanding how a

> mistake like this could happen. AND, not only did we have different

> ages but she had a different doctor(within the same medical group) and

> it was marked out and my doctor's name written beside it. It was a

> copy of what she read to me on the phone because she had her

> handwritten note of our conversation and my drugstore information.

> ALso, on one page it has my correct age of 33(but no birthdate) but

> has the same patient ID number as on the other pages with her age of

> 45.

> This experience has scared me so bad. I have felt worse since taking

> the Vitimin D(V-D is actually a hormone, not a vitamin) although I

> have not had the kidney pain they say I would get with an overdose.

> Please always ask for a copy of your lab results, as you can see it is

> so important, it could have cost me my life.

>

> I'm not sure if I want to go to this doctor again. What would you all

> do if it happened to you?

[Guest guest]

I am so sorry this happened to you!! I am upset & it did not happen to me!!

I would NOT be going back to that clinic. But either way, I would make SURE that everyone is aware of the mistake they made & I would not be quite about it!!

Stacey H.

New here>>Read this, My doc nearly killed me!I was diagnosed earlier in 2003 with Hashimotos disease, I have knownI had hypothyroidism for the last 8 years.I have felt like crud since feb 2003. My general doc had trobleregulating my TSH levels and sent me to a endo. My appointment was onDec. 18 2003. I had plenty of lab work in their onsite lab. I wasfinally called back about my results on the 5th of Jan '04. As shespoke(nurse)I wrote down what she was telling me in between the 3interuptions. She didn't even bother putting me on hold I could hearher conversations. This turned into a 20 min. call on my cell phone.Finally, she told me what was supposely wrong. She said my vitimin Dlevel was defiencent. She called into my pharmacy six 50,000 i.u(normal dose is 400 i.u.) pills that I was to take one a week for 6weeks and return to the office on Jan. 29th. Well, since I have beenso sick this past year I have really been keeping up with my labresults. In addition to the results the nurse gave me I asked her tosend me a copy of the lab results. I almost didn't do this since I wasgoing in on the 29th. Thank God I did! I recieved them in the mailyesterday. Upon taking a good look at them and seeing that everythingwas the same from what she had told me earlier on the phone I noticedthat this was somebody elses lab results! She had my same name butdifferent birthdate. Her speciman was collected on the same day but ata 11 am that morning, my appointment wasn't until 2pm. Keep in mind,in the normal average multivitamin there is 400I.U., I took 50,000i.u. and would have continued unless I hadn't requested my copy. Iwould have been DEAD before my appointment on the 29th is what poisoncontrol told me. I'm still kind of stunned not understanding how amistake like this could happen. AND, not only did we have differentages but she had a different doctor(within the same medical group) andit was marked out and my doctor's name written beside it. It was acopy of what she read to me on the phone because she had herhandwritten note of our conversation and my drugstore information.ALso, on one page it has my correct age of 33(but no birthdate) buthas the same patient ID number as on the other pages with her age of45.This experience has scared me so bad. I have felt worse since takingthe Vitimin D(V-D is actually a hormone, not a vitamin) although Ihave not had the kidney pain they say I would get with an overdose.Please always ask for a copy of your lab results, as you can see it isso important, it could have cost me my life.I'm not sure if I want to go to this doctor again. What would you alldo if it happened to you?

[Guest guest]

I second that. I shudder to think that she would be quiet about it!

New here>>Read this, My doc nearly killed me!I was diagnosed earlier in 2003 with Hashimotos disease, I have knownI had hypothyroidism for the last 8 years.I have felt like crud since feb 2003. My general doc had trobleregulating my TSH levels and sent me to a endo. My appointment was onDec. 18 2003. I had plenty of lab work in their onsite lab. I wasfinally called back about my results on the 5th of Jan '04. As shespoke(nurse)I wrote down what she was telling me in between the 3interuptions. She didn't even bother putting me on hold I could hearher conversations. This turned into a 20 min. call on my cell phone.Finally, she told me what was supposely wrong. She said my vitimin Dlevel was defiencent. She called into my pharmacy six 50,000 i.u(normal dose is 400 i.u.) pills that I was to take one a week for 6weeks and return to the office on Jan. 29th. Well, since I have beenso sick this past year I have really been keeping up with my labresults. In addition to the results the nurse gave me I asked her tosend me a copy of the lab results. I almost didn't do this since I wasgoing in on the 29th. Thank God I did! I recieved them in the mailyesterday. Upon taking a good look at them and seeing that everythingwas the same from what she had told me earlier on the phone I noticedthat this was somebody elses lab results! She had my same name butdifferent birthdate. Her speciman was collected on the same day but ata 11 am that morning, my appointment wasn't until 2pm. Keep in mind,in the normal average multivitamin there is 400I.U., I took 50,000i.u. and would have continued unless I hadn't requested my copy. Iwould have been DEAD before my appointment on the 29th is what poisoncontrol told me. I'm still kind of stunned not understanding how amistake like this could happen. AND, not only did we have differentages but she had a different doctor(within the same medical group) andit was marked out and my doctor's name written beside it. It was acopy of what she read to me on the phone because she had herhandwritten note of our conversation and my drugstore information.ALso, on one page it has my correct age of 33(but no birthdate) buthas the same patient ID number as on the other pages with her age of45.This experience has scared me so bad. I have felt worse since takingthe Vitimin D(V-D is actually a hormone, not a vitamin) although Ihave not had the kidney pain they say I would get with an overdose.Please always ask for a copy of your lab results, as you can see it isso important, it could have cost me my life.I'm not sure if I want to go to this doctor again. What would you alldo if it happened to you?

[Guest guest]

I dont' know if I'd even want to continue at that office... the staff

handles the paper work... the doc fills it out and it's the staff that

takes it from there....NOT good.. not good at all....

If all the ID info was correct but the docs notes belonged to someone

else... then I'd blame the doc.. but if the name and info belong together

and some staff member linked it to you.. what other records in that

office are all F(((((ed up??

IMHO

Topper ()

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:29:03 -0000 " Dana " writes:

> I'm not sure if I want to go to this doctor again. What would you

> all do if it happened to you?