so, i still haven't received the zinc tests and i'm starting to get a little bit pissed off about it. i could be suffering through a zinc deficiency, and they won't tell me unless i pay to see him? you know, the fact that i have unhindered access to care is great and everything, but the profit motive has yet to be entirely eliminated, and we're going to be stuck with this kind of bullshit until it gets dealt with.

i understand that they had to send the blood to a different lab, but the doctor had the results last week and i don't have them yet. they could have emailed them to me, even, but they won't. it's unacceptable, really.

so, i'm going to call them tomorrow and ask them to leave me a voice message with the zinc results. i'm also going to ask them to mail me the results from yesterday, and then reschedule the appointment until next week, so i have time to look at the results before i request further tests from the doctor.

i'm not interested in being managed by a "professional". i will make these decisions myself, or they will not be made at all.