O.K., this makes me angry. You have the right to your records. They have the right to charge some nominal fee for the copying of such, which is really a holdover from the dinosaur days of Xerox when copying was much more expensive.
Whatever.
I wonder how many people are beginning to go in to their doctor's office and request their records, for purposes
of verification with OPs.
We are probably the very small tip of a very large iceberg.
You know, you didn't mention if you had been treated for pain or had problems with the treatment plan of this particular doc.
Don't post that please, PM us.
I am thinking that no-one likes to give up power, esp. some drs., offices and pharmacists. We all know many wonderful tireless and compassionate med professionals as well...
That being said, if all the nice ones were there, we would not be here.
You know, if you say,
"I would like to sign a release form so that I have a complete copy of my records for my own files."
They are really jerks if they still question you.
I will PM you a little later--if that's OK.
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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.