Re: Always get copies of your reports!!

[Guest guest]

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> A man mailed on behalf of a friend whose PSA had rocketed up to 131 from

> a normal level between annual inspections. I made various suggestions,

> one of which was to ask if he had actually seen the report. Turned out

> he hadn’t - his number was 1.31 not 131.0. The nurse had read it wrong

> over the phone. That decimal point is pretty important.

An excellent heads-up.

Trust no one. Insist upon copies of the records.

I have caught errors in the oral reports given to me by bored clerks.

I have my medic, when ordering lab tests, include instructions to

send copies of the results directly to me.

Regards,

Steve J