RANT - please ignore, i am just venting.
Just accidentally discovered that i have a certain condition that increases risk of cancer if untreated, and a few other permanent life changing things, and as an M2 i am basically TREATING MYSELF, because doctor in student health clinic is clueless.... like, i am following UptoDate and Dynamed guidelines to ask for certain labs, etc. He doesnt even bother letting me know the results of the labs, i have to message him to request them.... Had abnormal ultrasound, radiology did not even put that in the report. Like, they ruled out a tumor, but there were other pathological findings that they did not bother listing, because my genius provider did not ask the questions (even though they were in differential). I saw the ultrasound and any 2nd year medical student would be able to diagnose it based on ultrasound. It is OBVIOUS. like, PAINFULLY obvious. But radiology did not list it.... maybe because they thought i was already diagnosed, maybe because they didnt care, maybe because my provider didnt ask to list all the findings.... no idea. But the bottom line is that now i am cutting through the tape trying to get the originals of ultrasound, so i can take it to a different doctor who can officially diagnose me and treat me (because if it is not in my chart, insurance company wouldnt cover it). Also, i can diagnose myself, but i cannot treat myself..... ahhhhhh ...... i am so heartbroken. This is THE OPPOSITE of what they teach us in medical school.... all i want is to get treatment, and hopefully not have cancer, and i have to fight for this. This is insane. Absolutely heartbreaking...
also, occurs to me, - what if i was NOT a medical student? and have NOT seen the ultrasound? it means that the condition would be undiagnosed, and i would eventually probably get cancer. This is insane.