Posts by placidhound10

Linda Harris5 said:Thanks, I'll give them a call to figure out where things went sideways.
Until then, I guess I'll just carry this paperwork around with me...

@placidhound10 - They told us at the prenatal class that they test your blood type twice during pregnancy because of the Rh factor, and the last name on the lab results has to match your ID perfectly. If it doesn't, you have to head over to the local clinic to get it notarized, otherwise the hospital will give you a hard time at delivery. :-/

See, I didn't even bother getting it drawn🤷
Back when I had to go into the ER at Peterson's about 10 years ago, they made that confirmation for my blood type and Rh factor right there.
When I got pregnant for the first time 5 years later, my OB asked if I knew my blood type, so I just showed her that paper, and then at Peterson's I only ever had blood work done for those other ailments
(like hepatitis....) The second time around was the exact same deal🤷,

They send out ID cards in those cheap little blue envelopes—honestly, don't even bother, they get lost all the time. I actually had to file a whole new request recently because they messed up my kid's name on the first one, and then the card just vanished into thin air for like two or three months. Usually, it takes them about a month, but not this time.
The lady at the Medicare office gave me a number to call to check on the status. When I called, they told me the card was supposedly mailed out ages ago, so this really nice guy promised he’d track down where it got stuck and just send a replacement. Anyway, the new one showed up in about ten days.

I had my blood type checked back when I was just a teenager, and my doctor made sure to tell me that info stays the same for life. I've honestly never run into any issues just because of a last name change on some paperwork🤷
Just Copy your marriage certificate and bring that along with the certification itself☕