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Honest - I hope y'all are never in this position. But if a medical professional at a small medical center ever gives you a referral to the big hospital, and provides a sealed envelope to hand them, you should absolutely open that envelope and read the contents.
Not sure why you're saying that but my first thought was that Seinfeld episode where Elaine's medical history follows her all over town with a note about her being a difficult patient.
Not far off. In this case it was the nurse(?) recommending my partner be locked away for a week. Which could be fine as an opinion, but not something they were qualified to do.
Because we did not provide that information, the hospital did their own evaluation. To be fair, they came to a similar conclusion, but also much less severe.
Why should you look in that envelope? What could they possibly put in that envelope? If it's a serious diagnosis or poor prognosis then they would tell you upfront about it. That's standard practice for all physicians.