Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 Joanne I'm glad you got to go to the lab at UCSF. I will keep you in my thoughts as you play the waiting game. laurie > > Reply-To: > Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:21:37 -0000 > To: > Subject: Mito tests > > > Hello all, > I finally got my blood and urine tests done. Because of my insurance > (HMO) Dr Enns thought I should have them done locally. Well, I went > to the lab here, and after the tech told me that he couldn't even > find 3 of the tests in his computer and started asking me (LOL) how > to do some of the others, I left without getting any of them done. > I talked with Dr. Enns office and told them that I wasn't > comfortable with getting them done at a lab that had never done them > before. I finally ended up going to UCSF. They have worked with > Dr. Enns before and I felt a lot better about that. They still had > to do some research as they don't run the tests very often. But they > knew where to look at least. I was glad that I called the lab in > advance. It saved me a trip. My husband was planning on driving me > down on Friday his regular day off. They told me that the > mitochondrial DNA analysis had to go to San Diego and that it had to > be read within 48 hours. Therefore, I could only have it drawn on > Mon.,Tues., or Wed. I ended up having a friend drive me down. I > don't trust myself to drive alone so far. Now I play the waiting > game. :-) I forgot to ask the doctor how long it would take to get > the results. Anyway keep me in your prayers that I will find some > answers. I really don't know if Dr. Enns will be willing to look > any further. > Keep up the faith > Joanne > > > > > > Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements contained herein > are not necessarily those of the list moderators. The author of this e mail is > entirely responsible for its content. List members are reminded of their > responsibility to evaluate the content of the postings and consult with their > physicians regarding changes in their own treatment. > > Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone who sends one is > automatically moderated or removed depending on the severity of the attack. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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