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if this somehow does not work out even if I am a good patient, then I think I will give up on the checkups. I guess I will notice if I get heart, lung or kidney failure one day in that case.
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Ah, dang it, Jimi! I'm sorry you're feeling so discouraged. Only discouragement or anger or fear could make a patient with an illness that can destroy internal organs say they'd rather die instead of putting up with the possibility of a doctor's rudeness for 15 minutes.
I'm not catastrophizing. You won't notice the symptoms of heart, lung or kidney failure until the organs have been damaged. The early symptoms are silent, especially with the heart and kidneys. People don't notice until the damage has been done.
If the lab messed up and didn't log the test results and the doctor confronts you on it, all you have to say is that you don't know what went wrong, but you want and need to be monitored from this day forward.
Please come back and tell us how your appointment goes. Your life and health are valuable and if you need encouragement to get you through your medical system, I'm pretty sure you can get it here.
