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Originally Posted by quirky3

This is for an established patient. Example: After the initial visit in January, let's say you have a 6 month check-up scheduled in July. Some doctors want you to come in for a non-eventful office visit in July where you pick up the blood test order, then have the tests done, then they will call you if they see any concerns. If so, you need to schedule another visit to discuss the test results. That's not how I want to do business with a doctor.

This is not the way I would do business with a doctor. I would make known my desire to have blood work, prior to my appointment. They should give you paperwork at your previous appointment. so your next appointment contains your blood work results that you can discuss, with your doctor. If not, my favorite saying is, "your fired".

If you have the Villages Health Care system, they have a portal where you view your blood work yourself. Most blood work show the acceptable ranges all items that are tested for. Also, they give you a written summary of your visit of what any problem there is and what you need to do going forward.

Either way, you shouldn't have to wonder if everything is okay.