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How often have you found yourself sitting in a waiting room with a clipboard balanced on your lap trying to put complete answers in too small a space, all the while worrying that you’ll leave out something important? All doctors and hospitals ask for much of the same information at your initial visit or when [...]

Lymphangiogram

Lymphangiogram is a test very similar to a CT scan, except the contrast dye is injected into the lymphatic vessels. In this post we’ve included links to information about how the test is performed. It is not a commonly performed test, but some in the LGDA community have had it done. Of course, these articles [...]

Keeping Track of Medical Records

How many doctors do you have? Two? Three? Ten? Do you ever wonder if they all talk to each other? If any of them ever communicate with one another? You may be shocked by the answer. A study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine in January 2011 found that 69% of Primary Care Physicians [...]