esophagitis?! & Dr refusing ekg results

Happy 2009 everyone!   Last night after eating sunchips i felt like 1 was stuck in my throat.  i waited a few hours, drinking water & eating bread but nothing worked so i went to the ER.  The x-ray & catscan showed something, the Dr said there was something there but he couldnt tell exactly what it was - it looked like a scar in my esophogus.  He gave me a partial diagnosis of esophagitis & said if it was something else theyd call me today, i didn't get a call.  several months ago i did swallow a tiny bit of glass during a seizure, but that damage has healed already so i dont understand this.  ive been tested for GERD & dont have it.  Any advice greatly appreciated, thank-you.  p.s. my primary Dr is refusing to give me copies of ekg strips when my heart stopped january 08, 08.  & the EP Dr is refusing to work out a treatment plan for me without these.  HELP!!!

Hi overactor,

Did the primary doctor run the EKG on 01/08/08? Were you in his office at the time or in a hospital? If the EKG was done someplace other than the primary's office, then you are going to have to get the record from the facility where the EKG was performed. Doctors will usually only release copies of records they have made concerning your care. As an example, if my rheumatologist orders blood work and I want a copy, I cannot get the copy from the priimary during a visit to him. I must get the copy from the rheumy.

Has your EP doctor's office staff had you sign a release that they can then fax to the primary doc's office requesting the needed EKG copies?

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Ides is correct in that you need to get a copy of the EKG from the place where it was performed.  If it was a hospital, they should have no problem providing you with a copy of it to you, since they know HIPPA laws better than any of us.