[ElaineM]

Getting copies of records it very useful not only for insurance and disability issues, but for other reasons as well. It is a federal law that we are entitled to them.
I have always gotten copies of all my test results. I have learned alot. I can go back and check on things myself anytime I need to do that. I can share them with doctors and medical professionals who may not be in the "loop". I have learned that sometimes the medical professionals we requested to be sent copies don't get them. I have also learned that doctors who order various tests don't always tell the patients all the results. We can read them for ourselves if we get copies. I look up things I don't understand in a medical dictionary or on the internet. Since my doc can't remember when I am supposed to get regular tests I can remind him if I have a copy of the last test.