Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/07/healt ... index.html
And a related article about a bright teen diagnosing her own Crohn's disease in science class! (somehow she had slides of her own tissue
) http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/1 ... index.html
Pathologists also sometimes miss important findings for other diseases... "This story carries a valuable lesson about how errors are found. It's very often by 'fresh eyes,' just like in Jessica's case," he said. "Some specialty centers, recognizing the reality of perceptual error and the power of a second independent reading, are now requiring second reviews on certain types of smears and pathology specimens."
Welch credits Terry's "fresh eyes" but also local pathologists who volunteered to train her and her classmates on how to view specimens under the microscope.
I want to do that! I imagine our GIs would think patients asking for their own specimens back would be the ultimate in patient audacity!
