I requested records recently from my clinic. New pdoc types his, old wrote hers, and she has teeny hard to read handwriting. I get maybe 50% of the words (it is truly hard to read). It was a lot to go through but interesting that she gave me a BP2 diagnosis long before she officially told me she’d changed the diagnosis. Though she did tell me after it changed to BP1.

I usually sign consents to share info between my pdocs and PCP. My new rheumatologist is in the same system as my PCP, don’t think she can access the pdoc stuff except anything the PCP wrote down at a visit or with known conditions of mine (I did sign consents for her to share with the PCP info both ways). Otherwise, most docs seem to be able to view my prescriptions for the pharmacy and mail order pharmacy via computer, which would likely lead to them drawing conclusions between things. I usually give medical professionals my diagnoses anyway, even the fibromyalgia and the ulcer stuff since I am still on Protonix for that, and it might be important they know if they prescribe and can’t view pharmacy info, but it is rare. I think only my T cannot see the pharmacy stuff.

I signed a consent today for the T to get records from my pdoc as I think it may be helpful for therapy. Not yet comfortable for him to get her records, and it has been very little time I have seen her whereas this clinic has been treating me since Jan. 2008 and my PCP over 14 years, though she did change practices; so I did as well. Her new practice is closer to my house anyway.