James Laughlin recounts a recent health scare and his frustration with healthcare providers after a doctor’s email declined his request for further blood tests, citing hospital reluctance. He expresses feeling anxious and frustrated because he wants testing to prevent future illness but feels dismissed by the system.
I got an email from my doctor saying, look, James, I know you're requesting further tests. I would always be reluctant to do this, but I can tell that you're overly anxious, which didn't really validate me much, to be fair. And she said, actually, I wrote it down with the exact words. She said, the hospital doesn't like us doing this type of test or these types of tests and that's why they're reluctant to send us to do it. At that point, I took a breath and had to try and control it wasn't anger, but it was a deep frustration at the thought that all I want to do is prove prevent future ill health or potential disease. And I'm being told, hey, the hospital gets a bit like they just don't really like us sending you for blood tests, so we're not going to do it. I felt so frustrated.
