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Need Lab work/Medical test help (Vannity)
9/23/05 | 4everontheright

Posted on 09/23/2005 11:04:13 AM PDT by 4everontheRight

OK...I need Freeper help cause I am getting no where with my docs office nurses.

I have been scheduled for bloodwork on Monday and was told by my doc to get off all meds except my allergy meds a week prior to the bloodwork. Well, to make a short story long....I started having dizzy spells about 3 days ago and had an appt. with my allergist anyway and all he did was change my meds. Now I am wondering if these are ok to take. I also have to take Loratab from time to time for my back...that is the main one I am worried about.

Is there a med website where I can put in what test I am taking and see what meds I should not be taking prior????


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Any help is GREATLY appreciated. I don't want these tests screwed up because I didn't wait long enough after taking meds.
1 posted on 09/23/2005 11:04:13 AM PDT by 4everontheRight
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To: 4everontheRight

Skip the nurse and talk directly to the doctor. Explain the the allergy meds have changed and is that still okay.


2 posted on 09/23/2005 11:07:26 AM PDT by workerbee (A person's a person no matter how small.)
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call your doctor's office and ask to speak to the supervising nurse and tell her the full detail of the problems you are having....she will get the doctor's advice


3 posted on 09/23/2005 11:07:55 AM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free....)
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To: 4everontheRight

Start drinking heavily, Bourbon if you got it...


4 posted on 09/23/2005 11:08:22 AM PDT by dakine
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To: 4everontheRight

Don't operate heavy machinery, or drive, or become, or plan to become pregnant.

Everytime I go to the doctor they are pushing more pills on me....just don't go.


5 posted on 09/23/2005 11:10:21 AM PDT by Pondman88
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To: 4everontheRight

Pharmacists can be a good source. Also, give www.WebMD.com a try.


6 posted on 09/23/2005 11:11:41 AM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly (Bush haters are insane.)
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To: dakine

I have a prescription for 1/2 pint of Wild Turkey 101 per day. I was on Jack Daniels but it wasn't strong enough and I had to take over a pint per day.


7 posted on 09/23/2005 11:12:00 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ponce de Leon is coming here to look for the fountain of dumb. DC is his first stop.)
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To: dakine

Actually my first thought was a Rum from St. Croix


8 posted on 09/23/2005 11:12:24 AM PDT by 4everontheRight (Born/raised on MS beaches (SC now)...Criminals feed on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Good ideas guys...thanks!!!!


9 posted on 09/23/2005 11:12:52 AM PDT by 4everontheRight (Born/raised on MS beaches (SC now)...Criminals feed on the indulgence of society's understanding)
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To: 4everontheRight

Call (or go visit) the lab, not the doctor's office. I've never heard of being pulled from meds for blood work.


10 posted on 09/23/2005 11:16:33 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (Cindy, ya shoulda stuck with "offshore drilling" as your cause)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

You sound just like my husband!


11 posted on 09/23/2005 11:16:55 AM PDT by Laura Earl (Fitness is a journey not a destination.)
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To: Laura Earl

Let me check. Heck I am.


12 posted on 09/23/2005 11:17:46 AM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Ponce de Leon is coming here to look for the fountain of dumb. DC is his first stop.)
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The best thing to do is to pull up the prescribing information on each drug. You can do this on any search engine. You may even have the package insert yourself.

Look for the section called Laboratory Tests. I think it is usually after the medical side effects.

I have my doubts that an occasional pain killer would interfere with a lab test but I have no expertise in the matter so I should shut up.


13 posted on 09/23/2005 11:18:02 AM PDT by freespirited
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To: 4everontheRight

A strong Cap'n and Coke works wonders.


14 posted on 09/23/2005 11:19:23 AM PDT by abigailsmybaby ("This is the sort of English up with which I will not put." Winston Churchill)
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The doctor who told you to stop the meds needs to be in touch with the doctor(s) who prescribed them.
15 posted on 09/23/2005 11:20:08 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

try medline plus to understand blood tests and also medcines


16 posted on 09/23/2005 11:39:36 AM PDT by WomanBiologist
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Great tagline!


17 posted on 09/23/2005 11:44:13 AM PDT by saveliberty (Liberal=in need of therapy but would rather ruin the lives of those less fortunate to feel good.)
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As a nurse (ER), I will say this: without a full knowledge of your health history (which is confidential), nobody can give you definitive advice. Even then, a nurse cannot give a medical diagnosis, and cannot prescribe or withdraw medications. It is out of the nurse's scope of practice. The exception is a nurse practitioner. Health care is a consumer-driven thing. If you feel that you are not getting the care or answers that you should be getting, I suggest first that you insist on seeing your doctor about the situation. If you still don't get a satisfactory answer, get another doctor. That said, I move on to the issue of getting information for yourself via the WWW. Information is great- if used carefully. I see dozens of patients a year who darn near kill themselves by self-diagnosing and ordering meds online to treat themselves. (One patient self-dosed Prednisone, 100mg/day, for a year and then stopped without tapering. She is now a train wreck.) There is a reason why licensed medical professionals go to college for years>/em> to learn pharmacology, pathophysiology, chemistry, and medical/surgical intervention.
18 posted on 09/23/2005 11:44:33 AM PDT by 60Gunner (It takes a Democrat to ruin a village...)
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To: 4everontheRight

Actually, imported vanilla cognac tastes pretty darn good.


19 posted on 09/23/2005 12:11:04 PM PDT by lilylangtree
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To: 4everontheRight

What part of "all" don't you understand?


20 posted on 09/23/2005 12:15:23 PM PDT by Old Professer (Fix the problem, not the blame!)
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