Frustration – Medical Field

Had a great morning Monday. We found out last week that for this new MS drug I needed to get blood tests to prove I'm immune to all the childhood diseases that I was immunized for as a child. I said I got those before school, but they said there no record so we have to get a blood test. Also because of my breathing problems we did an x-ray to prove I don't have tuberculosis or pneumonia. This is a little annoying because a year ago I had a chest x-ray so they know I don't have tuberculosis and a blood test could have shown pneumonia or not. So we went down to the hospital where we could get both done and after the blood test we found out the doctor's staff forgot to order the x-ray. So we wasted a trip down there.

So today we will try again and we found out I need yet another blood test of some other sort. At this point I'm wondering if it's even worth the trouble and the wait. I still have to get pneumonia vaccine and shingles vaccine and then wait 6 weeks for the new drug. That's assuming they don't realize I need something else too. We keep getting told this drug is new so they're not sure what is required. I don't think that excuses ordering the chest x-ray and then forgetting it. I think they ordered chest x-rays all the time so the new MS drug is no excuse.

Personally I would just sign off on all this crap and get the new drug if I could. It seems to me 90% of this is to cover the doctors but if something goes wrong. What could go wrong at this point? It wouldn't make me a quadriplegic because I already am. I know where I'm going if I pass away so that is not a big deal to me if it happens. I know I believe in him and I'm persuaded that he is able to save me to the utmost! Jesus is Lord and Savior. Oh well,  I guess I don't get a say that with the doctors.