Okay here it goes... back in july of 2009 i had went to the obgyn for the first time in 2 years,,,
i had a pap test done and was told that my results would be in within 4 weeks and to just call..
I called 4 weeks later and was told by the receptionist that looking in my medical file my pap was still "pending"... about 2 weeks after that i noticed my doctors number on call id and i called back thinking there was something wrong... the SAME receptionist looked in my file and said " i dont know why i called you...." " but whatever it was wasnt that important..." when i asked about the pap results she looked and said nope they arn't in yet.. when i asked what was taking so long she replied it could take a while upto 3 mos to get the results back in on rare cases...and assured me the call was just a mess up. 5 days later i recieved a letter from the doctors office .. it read "plase contact us regarding your test results... signed by my doctor" and immediately called back and talk to the receptionist, She had told me she was the one that sent the letter out and she signed his name and that it was a mistake again..i had her look in my file for my results and they were still pending... i believed them. about a month later i was having abnormal vaginal bleeding along with pain and pressure.. i went to see my obgyn that checked me over... i asked about my test results and told him about the letter i got. he said that the letter was for another test and it came back with some bacteria on it but all in normal ranges... and also that my results for the pap are still pending.. he said that if something was wrong he would contact me. months have gone by and still no word. i found a new interal medicine doctor that i see and signed a release form so she could get my results sent to her... this was in august 09.... she said she never got a release from by obgyn. Lately ive been having back pain and lower abdominal pain on a constant basis.. i called my obgyn to make another appointment and while i was on the phone i asked them if my pap results were evere in... same receptionist the whole time.. she gets back on the phone and says... " WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF YOU BECAUSE YOUR PAP TEST WAS ABNORMAL.. WE HAVE CALLED YOU AND EVEN SENT YOU A LETTER , AND YOU NEVER GOT BACK... i said bullshit!! i called you twice , talked to YOU and you said " im sorry for the worry it was a mistake" AND I saw my doctor since then .. she gave the phone to my obgyn and hes kissing my ass saying hell waive my copays and blah blah blah.... this is really pissing me off... im super freaked out. is there a number i can call and reprt this to???? i donot want this to happen to anyone else!
Memere RN/BA
Wow, my sister is a paralegal and boy would the lawyer she works for want those papers. Don't throw them out. Keep a good record of everything. You have a malpractice case. negligence, as well as incompetent receptionist. What jerks. I would have gone to someone one else the second time I called. But you can't go back, however, you can call a lawyer. Don't even go back. When that Dr kissed your a$ $ as you put it, he was scared you would do something. Oh honey, get on that phone. go back to the other Dr and get it in writing that they wouldn't release your records. Get all the papers you can because, God forbid, if anything is wrong, you have a weapon against them. I can't believe how idiotic they are. Please, keep good records. I'm going to send this to my sister tomorrow and see what she says. Good luck and God bless. I sure hope you're alright.
ps Start out with the Better Business Bureau for a number to call, They should be able to at least get you started or even give you the number to call. I HOPE YOU GET THAT JERK GOOD
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