Re: Prescriptions should have attachments-Dee

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Dee,

Eventually compounded pharmacy prescriptions will be affected

too because of the advances in technology, but with what I saw

you sent the other day about certain ingredients not being

allowed to come in to the country that could make things even

more frustrating for those that need compounded medicines.

Kristy

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Dee,

She sent it to the pharmacy I told her to send it to: the one I

normally use.

But I worry about the number of decisions we make now that will

be taken away from us which is why I said that.

I would rather make the choice myself. Here's another example

of what I mean and you just touched on it.

I told them I wanted my CT Scan of my sinuses done at a facility

of my choice (the one closest to my house instead of having to

go downtown). I got told that the place I use for my x-ray

procedures (but this was under a different name when this

happened which was a long time ago and before I ever went to

this doctor at the University) does not accept order sheets from

that clinic. I don't see why that should matter where the order

sheet comes from as long as the test is ordered by my doctor and

I can choose where I want my test done. Because I am not going

to have my mom taking me in to downtown just for a test knowing

that the traffic is worse during certain parts of the day even

before people get off from work.

So had to get that straightened out. Finally got it tended to

and had my CT Scan done. Well, when I asked this doctor to help

with the thyroid issue at least from the point of whether I need

an endocrinologist or not (I went this way because I asked her

to explain how thyroid can connect to ENT issues) she ordered an

ultrasound (should have had this done once before by the doctor

I thought was going to be my Primary care physician in 2005 but

that's a story for another time). I told them I wanted it at

the facility close to my home and I thought it was tended to til

I got a call on that Tues (this was about 2 weeks ago) saying I

had my ultrasound scheduled for their place on the 4th at 2:30.

That made me mad so knew I had to get that straightened out. So

contacted the person up there that deals with this stuff and it

was straightened out.

Some things I don't mind if they make the decision for me but

other things like the issue of meds and where I want tests done

I have a problem with.

And for those things that I don't mind that they make the

decision for (such as faxing orders to the imaging places after

a test is done) I don't find to be outrageous. And I'm glad

that they do fax those for me because in part thanks to my fibro

I am now capable of losing things very easily (although later

find them). So by them faxing over the orders for tests I won't

have to wonder where I put them because they already have them.

So I make it a habit now to tell them to fax the orders over for

me if it's not their standard.

With all my other doctors I can choose where I want to go but

with the University because they are used to doing everything

from within (Mayo Clinic is the same way-this is where my mom's

oncologist is) I have had to stay on top of them to let them

know where I want to go.

That's why I'm so surprised at how some of our decision making

ability is being taken away for the sake of technology. And in

the process frustrates me.

Here's another example of someone trying to make a decision for

us when it comes to testing but shouldn't unless it's an

emergency.

My mom went to her primary care physician for a check up and so

after the doctor saw the records from Mayo Clinic (when all she

needed was the path reports not the whole chart practically but

that's a story for another time) she decided to step in to a

territory that should be left to the discretion of the gyn and

the oncologist. The territory she stepped in to was that of

doing a pelvic and transvaginal sonogram to screen for ovarian

cancer (which is not standard protocol any way) because of the

fact that my mom has breast cancer. When mom told me that the

doctor did this I hit the ceiling.

Well, here was the problem that later occurred from that. The

clinic went and scheduled the test for my mom which they

shouldn't have been doing to begin with. Their job was to just

send over the order and then let mom schedule her own test. Mom

said, " I told them it's ok to do this " . No, it's not ok for them

to do this. Because what if the date they schedule conflicts

with other things.

I love the idea of new technology to help in some areas but it

sure seems to be creating problems in other areas.

Yep, frustrated indeed.

Kristy

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