Blood work results (thyroid, doctor, medical, hospital)
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I am just wondering if I am expecting a too quick turn around for results.
Had blood work done 6/18 and the results were back by the 21st. Have not gotten them in the Patient Portal where I can access them. I have called twice to the office and have been told the Dr. has yet to review them. I guess I don't remember waiting for long in the past.
Also, the longer it goes on I start to feel like something is wrong but then I should hear about that ASAP. I had them done just as a yearly appt. Nothing specific.
It usually takes about 5 business days for my doctor to post my results and give me feedback on routine blood work and thyroid panels. He usually send his messages at 10:30 or 11:00 pm so I feel like he is just really busy.
I tried to work with the Patient Portal and it just didn't work for me, not the most tech savvy person. I called the office and got a hard copy in a short time. To me, some of this tech makes things more stressful.
Here in the Philippines, I wait two hours for the blood test results, pick them up myself, and take the printout to my doctor. First I look and see if any of the readings are out of normal. The Americans have got a lot of catching up to do, but the medical-industrial complex seems to like it the way it is..
Here in the Philippines, I wait two hours for the blood test results, pick them up myself, and take the printout to my doctor. First I look and see if any of the readings are out of normal. The Americans have got a lot of catching up to do, but the medical-industrial complex seems to like it the way it is..
Yes, it sure does seem like a tangled web compared to your country.
I wouldn’t be happy waiting that long either. Who drew your blood? If a doctor sends me as an outpatient to a hospital lab; I expect 3-4 hrs.
A contractor lab like QuestDiagnostics should be about 3-4 days. Now, if any of your values were at a ”critical” level; you would already know. All criticals are a mandatory “STAT notify MD”.
Also my results post about the same time they do for my doctor. I always have a critically low hemoglobin, so it’s a juggling act because my doctor will be trying to call me, while I’m trying to call him & the lab is trying to get through to me as well.
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