Today’s update . I have now had four msu tests back as ‘mixed growth’ and two tests have been ‘lost’. .An msu is a mid stream urine test otherwise known as a pee and flea as in annoying little buggers causing irritation and discomfort.  

Mixed growth  defaults to send another msu test. So, as a patient the general feeling of oh bugger that is my fault is further increased by the message from the lab which says ‘contaminated’.  Meanwhile trying lots of antibiotics actually gives a false negative or false positive as it were. The ideal is to get a sample in before antibiotics.

Now ‘contaminated’ is quite difficult to achieve when patient is using the hospital issue pot, using a catheter and scrupulous cleaning regime.

So, trying to get around this curious mixed up growth. I sent an msu via gp. Using my very own, amazon purchased ‘pot’ £5.99 for 50.

The GP surgery rations their pots so I just cannot be bothered to argue with Rottweiler on that score.

So, msu result is back from gp. I got a text. Cool. The test result is clear. Cool. Overdosing on antibiotics clearly has worked. Very cool very pewky.

I rang the surgery and asked some random Rottweiler if the surgery could fax or email the result to Dipstick’s secretary.  You see We need that for the pre-admission protocol for next week’s operation.

NO. said Rottweiler we cannot send it to your consultant.

What? I spluttered. I need you to do that. 

No. I will print it off. Then you can come here to collect it . Then you can send it to your consultant. She retorted.

OK OK I will I said.

I spoke to Dipstick’s secretary. She is brilliant. She could not  not suppress her surprise at the bloody Rottweiler’s lack of assistance. She also mentioned that many female patients are getting their results back as ‘mixed growth’. The cost of each test is 40 or 60 quid. Its £25 more if you use a pot from the lab! Oh and it’s a train fare to get there too. Or, as I sometimes do £40 courier from D’s office.

This is nuts. She says they are investigating at the labs…I suggested we all got our money back. Something is not right somewhere. I better dash now…off to the surgery. What is the betting they have not printed it off?

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