Have you ever been given the wrong test results from your dr's office over the phone?

[Feralpeg]

My sister went for her mamogram and was told that there was a suspicious area. She went to her OBGYN and he told her she would need a biopsy. She went to a surgeon who looked at her mamogram and said that she should have the biopsy. Everything was set up and I took her to the hospital for the biopsy. We were setting there waiting for them to come and take her back to preop when a nurse said that the radiologist wanted to speak to us. We went back to talk to the radiologist and he said that she didn't need the biopsy. He compared her mamogram to those for the past ten years and there was no change. The "suspicious" spot was just calcium. Now, we were glad she didn't need to have the procedure. But, wouldn't you think that between all those doctors they should have come to this conclusion prior to us arriving for her surgery? She went through all that stress because they didn't take the time to compare her current mamogram to those done prior. Amazing!

 

[C.Ann]

I was told I had diabetes and had to see an endocrinologist right away.. Saw him and found out it was the wrong test results.. Phew! Angry for the extra trip, but SOOOOO thankful the results were wrong!!

 

[bumcat]

Sometimes the problem comes from how something is read at the lab.

I had a mole removed by my primary care dr.He was told it was cancerous per the lab.
I then went to a specialist who removed it completely. It went to another lab and came back as non cancerous.

The specialist dr. said this happens quite a bit because what I had is easily confused with a cancerous type, some labs read it as cancerous and others read it as non cancerous. He said it is a bit of a tough call but he was confident his lab made the right call, ok.