Magic8Ball
Well-known member
I got my medical records from the uk the other day and they made an interesting read. They were very scrappy and badly organised with very few measurments to be able to track my condition....i was expecting a central chart with the measurments from each visit put on to it so they could keep track but no...i think i found one measurement of my aortic root through the whole thing....they were totally focused on the function of the aortic valve and nothing around it....unbeleiveable....was the other surrounding BAV not known 20 years ago?
Anyway, there were a few letters from the hospital to my gp that must have been sent over the years informing him of my progresss.
One said that i'd been advised not to do contact sports or to lift heavy weights as i was at risk of sudden death....now this was around the age of 16 so its 20 years ago but i sure as hell don't remember that, my parents came with me for all of my appointments up until the age of about 18 and they can't remember that either...i was happily playing american football and going to the gym....
There is also some notes around my valve stretch at 19 which certainly have a different perspective than what i had of the procedure....i was of the thought that it was a run of the mill thing but the letter to my gp states it was a new procedure and they did not know how it would work. well it worked well for over 20 years and is still working so i guess i should be glad they did not disclose fully or i may not have done it.
Anyway, i guess i was just posting to say sometimes it may be beneficial, certainly on a bi-yearly basis to pay for a copy of your medical records rather than rely on what you have been told as no doubt they dumb things down when they speak to you direct but put the real deal in the notes.
You can also check the quality of the notes, where are your measurements etc.
Cheers.
Anyway, there were a few letters from the hospital to my gp that must have been sent over the years informing him of my progresss.
One said that i'd been advised not to do contact sports or to lift heavy weights as i was at risk of sudden death....now this was around the age of 16 so its 20 years ago but i sure as hell don't remember that, my parents came with me for all of my appointments up until the age of about 18 and they can't remember that either...i was happily playing american football and going to the gym....
There is also some notes around my valve stretch at 19 which certainly have a different perspective than what i had of the procedure....i was of the thought that it was a run of the mill thing but the letter to my gp states it was a new procedure and they did not know how it would work. well it worked well for over 20 years and is still working so i guess i should be glad they did not disclose fully or i may not have done it.
Anyway, i guess i was just posting to say sometimes it may be beneficial, certainly on a bi-yearly basis to pay for a copy of your medical records rather than rely on what you have been told as no doubt they dumb things down when they speak to you direct but put the real deal in the notes.
You can also check the quality of the notes, where are your measurements etc.
Cheers.
