Tuesday 2 November 2010

my ears

I want my audiograms. All of them. Since I was 6. Until Now. Please?

That's apparently too much to ask. I wrote and applied for my records, and my boss agreed to pay the fee as my work are very generous with anything health related. Then she mislaid the form, cos that's what she's like.

So I popped in to the PALS office (patient advice and liaison service) and explained this, and they helped me fill in a new form. I know how to fill in a form, but they had someone sit down with me. I said that I wanted ALL my records from the premature baby unit, and ALL my records from audiology.

What did I get...50 pages of baby records scribble.

No audiograms.

I emailed someone at PALS who says very sorry, very busy, will get them soon.

I get a grand total of 2 audiograms. 2! One from an assessment I had at uni to get a notetaker. Another older one. The hearing test I had in June isn't on there. The free field test I had isn't. A whole life reduced to 2 audiograms!

I emailed and said very nice but where's the rest.

The reply was...that's all we can find..you're welcome to come and see them on the computer!

I wanted to reply, but I had a bad time of things lately with our beloved Monty cat passing away, and now it feels too late. I just want what I paid for and asked for, but don't know how to ask for it.