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A Lab Mistake!


Guest ~wAvE WeT sAnD~

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Guest ~wAvE WeT sAnD~

Hello gluten-free friends!!!

It turns out that the lab THREW OUT my brother's blood sample. :angry: Because he and my father share the same first name (sr./jr. business), the techs got confused and decided we already had the results. He is donating again tomorrow! He's got a long way to go before he becomes the Human Plasma factory like me.

The drama continues!!!


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Oh, that's ... just horrible! I'm glad you followed up with them!

Guest ~wAvE WeT sAnD~

LOL yes... :lol: I guess I have begun my lifetime of putting up with the inconsistent world of medical personnel. Oh well.

Thanks for replying!!!

Beat the Wheat,

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That really stinks! People can be such idiots! :angry:

Alexolua Explorer

Wow.. that's just dumb!

Remember to take nice slow deep breaths, Jill! =)

Guest ~wAvE WeT sAnD~

Breathe in, breathe out, and smack lab techs!!!

Kathy-W Newbie

Wow, to think that they threw the specimen out! I feel sorry for your brother. I can imagine how he felt. I would be very upset if that happened to me and somebody would defintely hear about it.

Kathleen


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Hey, Jill!!

No news yet?

Gretchen

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Gretchen--

Sorry I haven't kept in touch with this post! I've just gone back to college and classes have started this week. I am, however, frequently checking this supportive forum :)

My brother was re-tested Friday morning. Hopefully the lab will follow through and have the results back in a week.

Take care,

GEF Explorer

No need to apoligize, Jill! I saw you logged on, so I thought I'd ask :D I got some diagnosis tests on Saturday afternoon and they had my test results already (actually, I think they called on Monday... but I didn't call them back because there was no way the lab was that quick).. they really were that quick!

Great about your classes starting.. hope your semester goes well.

Gretchen

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Thanks Gretchen!!! I hope my lab is as prompt as yours this time ;)

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