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poet_kelly · 10-13-2009, 05:03 PM

My nausea has been great since my gall bladder came out. I am so happy it's gone!

During the first year, they usually recommend doing labs at three months, six months, nine months, and one year. These are a little early to be my one year labs, but my PCP recommended doing them now because my vitamin D was low and we wanted to check on how that was doing.

After the first year, some people say you should get labs done once a year, and some say every six months. I'm gonna do it every six months. I think a year could be a long time for a problem to be doing on before you would catch it.

Kelly

Lana · 10-13-2009, 06:09 PM

I know it takes about a week for my pap results to come back. As far as your bloodwork, I'd wait until Thursday and then start screaming my head off to the doctor's office.

poet_kelly · 10-13-2009, 06:19 PM

I was pretty sure the nurse practitioner told me it should be about a week for the pap results. And it's been 11 days. And I am pretty sure my blood work has never taken this long before.

I guess I will wait another day or two but then I will complain, big time. I think maybe the nurse needs to track down the results. Maybe they got misplaced or something.

Kelly

Lana · 10-13-2009, 06:43 PM

It really sucks that us patients have to constantly be on top of these so-called professionals to do their job. It just infuriates me! Kelly - call them tomorrow and demand that they find out what happened.