Reged: 12/13/04
Posts: 4490
Loc: West Orange, NJ (IBS-D)
I don't know what you can do legally. You can try calling the AMA - or maybe they have a Website - and see if they have anyone who can advise you on what to do about an incorrect doctor's report. At a bare minimum, I think you should write the doctor a letter correcting his mistakes and insisting it become part of your file. And what a good idea to get your own records! Who knows what's in those things?
I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday about a wonderful doctor of hers (yes, they are out there!). She said one of the things she really liked about him was that he would dictate his patient notes on you as soon as he finished examining/talking to you, while you were sitting right there with him, so you knew he wasn't trying to reconstruct who you were at the end of the day after seeing 50 other patients. Thinking about that makes me think this guy has gotten you confused with another patient. I am NOT saying it's okay that he did this - it's horrible, and terrifying when you think about the potential for life-threatening mistakes - but it's a possible explanation for how he could get so many things so terribly wrong. Sounds like you're well rid of him - shudder.
To refer to your earlier reply to me about your bronchitis: I'm so sorry you've got the real thing. I've had true bronchitis twice in my life and that's two times too many. It sounds like you're way ahead of me in terms of taking care of yourself - I just did some serious Board reading on taking probiotics while on antibiotics and wish I'd known about it years ago. What kind of probiotic do you take?
Take care of yourself. I hope your bronchitis clears up and your new GI can help you with everything else.
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