1/5 Madison Smith (. 2 years ago on Google
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very
recognizable
mono
symptoms
were
dismissed
and
lack
of
communication
would
have
endangered
me
and
people
around
me
had
bloodwork
clinic
not
sent
my
results
to
me
directly
Booked
a
walk-in
appointment
due
to
mono
symptoms.
Was
told
over
phone
that
my
appointment
would
start
over
phone
to
assess
whether
it
was
safe
for
me
to
be
seen
in-person,
then
I
could
come
in
if
it
seemed
unlikely
that
I
had
Covid.
Fair
enough,
mono
symptoms
have
some
overlap
with
Covid
symptoms.
I
was
left
waiting
in
the
sleet
for
over
an
hour
after
my
appointment
time
(annoying,
but
appointments
get
delayed
for
emergencies
so
I
understand),
only
to
be
told
that,
despite
having
a
negative
Covid
test,
I
would
not
be
seen
in-person.
Over
the
phone,
the
doctor
was
dismissive
of
my
non-Covid-like
symptoms
and
did
not
believe
I
was
likely
to
have
mono.
I
explained
my
most
concerning
symptom,
acute
internal
pain
on
the
left
side
of
my
body
(consistent
with
mono-related
spleen
inflammation),
and
was
told
that
it
was
probably
just
muscle
aches.
The
duration
of
my
symptoms
(my
extreme
fatigue
had
lasted
for
almost
two
weeks
by
that
point)
was
also
dismissed.
After
much
negotiation,
I
managed
to
get
the
doctor
to
agree
to
send
me
for
bloodwork.
I
was
sent
to
a
clinic
that
did
not
accept
walk-ins.
By
then,
I
was
in
so
much
pain
and
so
frustrated
that
I
broke
down
a
bit.
The
nurse
at
that
clinic
very
kindly
helped
me
to
find
another
bloodwork
clinic
in
Vancouver
that
could
take
me
and
put
me
on
a
bus.
At
the
next
clinic,
I
noticed
that
the
doctor
from
Kensington
had
requested
I
be
tested
for
a
thyroid
condition.
At
no
point
during
the
phone
call
did
he
mention
any
concerns
about
thyroid
function
to
me.
After
the
bloodwork
was
complete,
I
was
told
to
make
another
appointment
with
the
same
doctor
to
discuss
the
results.
The
earliest
appointment
was
several
weeks
later.
Fortunately,
the
second
bloodwork
clinic
also
sent
me
my
results
directly,
which,
lo
and
behold,
showed
I
had
contracted
mononucleosis.
Had
the
bloodwork
clinic
not
done
so,
I
would
not
have
found
out
for
several
weeks.
In
addition,
I
would
not
have
known
that
the
pain
I
was
experiencing,
was,
in
fact,
caused
by
a
swollen
spleen.
The
doctor's
dismissal
of
my
concerns
and
the
long
delay
in
discussing
test
results
was
not
only
irritating,
but
was
irresponsible
and
outright
dangerous
to
me
and
the
people
I
am
in
contact
with.
I
had
a
highly
transmissible
and
potentially
serious
disease
with
symptoms
that
should
have
been
easily
recognizable
and
indicated
an
immediate
danger
to
my
health.
I
understand
the
reasons
for
the
delay
in
my
initial
appointment
and
even
for
being
refused
in-person
after
being
told
that
I
would
likely
be
admitted,
but
the
dismissal
of
serious
symptoms,
failure
to
communicate
the
doctor's
concerns
(if
he
had
mentioned
the
thyroid
thing,
I
could
have
explained
my
medical
history
in
that
respect),
and
failure
to
effectively
communicate
test
results
were
inexcusable.
I
don't
know
how
much
of
my
experience
was
due
to
the
clinic's
practices
and
how
much
came
down
to
the
specific
doctor
I
spoke
to,
but
these
issues
need
to
be
resolved
for
effective
patient
care.
I
don't
like
to
think
about
what
may
have
happened
if
the
bloodwork
lab
hadn't
contacted
me,
because
I
would
not
have
been
properly
managing
my
symptoms
if
I
had
followed
this
clinic's
advice,
and
I
also
would
not
have
taken
proper
precautions
to
protect
the
people
I'm
in
contact
with.
I've
been
sick
for
over
two
months
now,
so
I
would
have
had
revisited
a
doctor
by
this
point
for
what
should
have
been
a
simple
case.
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