MRI results

June 21, 2009

,

Walk into the clinic and tell them that you have an appointment with DR X and he

has asked you to hand carry the report and copies of films....you will sign a

release and they will hand them to you......of course the problem comes in when

you dont understand what is written....I will be happy to help if I can...of

course you can always call the doc then and say...explain

.

As far as your CBC....some places if you are going to pay cash for it you may

not need a doctors order.....but these tests are expensive and if you ahve

insurance its sort of a waste of money.....just like you can go into any

facility and ask for a mammogram dont need a script if you are paying cash....So

i guess the answer to your question is YES if you are willing to pay the 300.00

for the test....if your doc orders it....all you have to do is sign a release

and they will give you a copy....

Deb RNDebra in St. Louis

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From: cathy mccarthy <bbhorsetack@...>

spinal problems

Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:31:42 PM

Subject: MRI results

, Deb, and all who have one done, how long after the MRI do you get a call

about the results??? Why I ask, is because I have cut down on my phone bills and

now only have one line, which is also my business line, and " my old folks "

answer it too, but forget to tell me sometimes if it was a message for me.

(orders for $$$ they do NOT forget...)

I had the MRI last Wednesday. The neurologist up there (Dartmouth-Hitchcoc k)

had my primary care physician as the pain clinic I see, who through which I

asked for a different neurologist (who I researched and chose one, who was

treating a friend of mine for MS), whom I asked for an MRI, who said, yes, you

definately should of had one years ago.(my in town " Doc " , PCP did not think I

needed one... I do not like him very much lately). Sometimes, my condition,

Transverse Myelitis, can turn into MS, or maybe that is just what some Docs call

it when they did not diagnosed it right the first time. (You have about a one in

3 million chances of getting this stupid disease, lucky me...) Well, I want to

know. Thank goodness for this pain clinic person I see, who told me " I can get

you an MRI " . Sooooo.... he did!!!! YEEEEHAAAAH! !! They had my PCP as the pain

clinic Doc. Fine with me. I have an appt. in 3 weeks with him.

Another question. Can I walk into a clinic, have blood drawn, and check my own

CBC???? Probably not, huh. But I had race horses at one time, and we did it all

the time. But I guess horses can't sue doctors. But I know there are a lot of

procedures now you can get without a PCP referral. In NH you can walk in and

have a mammogram, for free in some hospitals, stuff like that. I want to know

how MY BODY is doing, do I have to have a " Doc " order it???? If I do,... it is

not fair. Why would they care if I could read the results or not??? Should I not

be able to do that? Just curious.

in NH

June 21, 2009

They usually send you a written report or a fax (which is faster). In

my case, the facility that did the MRIs never called, just sent me a

report. However, the report was faxed a day or two after the MRI to

the doctor who ordered the MRI, and he called me right away because he

knew there was bad trouble.

On Jun 20, 2009, at 8:31 PM, cathy mccarthy wrote:

, Deb, and all who have one done, how long after the MRI do you

get a call about the results??? Why I ask, is because I have cut down

on my phone bills and now only have one line, which is also my

business line, and " my old folks " answer it too, but forget to tell me

sometimes if it was a message for me. (orders for $$$ they do NOT

forget...)

I had the MRI last Wednesday. The neurologist up there (Dartmouth-

Hitchcock) had my primary care physician as the pain clinic I see, who

through which I asked for a different neurologist (who I researched

and chose one, who was treating a friend of mine for MS), whom I asked

for an MRI, who said, yes, you definately should of had one years ago.

(my in town " Doc " , PCP did not think I needed one... I do not like him

very much lately). Sometimes, my condition, Transverse Myelitis, can

turn into MS, or maybe that is just what some Docs call it when they

did not diagnosed it right the first time. (You have about a one in 3

million chances of getting this stupid disease, lucky me...) Well, I

want to know. Thank goodness for this pain clinic person I see, who

told me " I can get you an MRI " . Sooooo.... he did!!!! YEEEEHAAAAH!!!

They had my PCP as the pain clinic Doc. Fine with me. I have an appt.

in 3 weeks with him.

Another question. Can I walk into a clinic, have blood drawn, and

check my own CBC???? Probably not, huh. But I had race horses at one

time, and we did it all the time. But I guess horses can't sue

doctors. But I know there are a lot of procedures now you can get

without a PCP referral. In NH you can walk in and have a mammogram,

for free in some hospitals, stuff like that. I want to know how MY

BODY is doing, do I have to have a " Doc " order it???? If I do,... it

is not fair. Why would they care if I could read the results or not???

Should I not be able to do that? Just curious.

in NH

June 21, 2009

,

I believe you can get your own bloodwork without a doctors' order...BUT, your

insurance will not pay for it without one. You would have to pay cash. Best

thing to do is just wait till you see your doc next, make an appt to see him or

call and ask the nurse to request it for you and explain what you want done.

As far as the MRI report, you will not get a call from the MRI center, as well,

I have NEVER gotten one in the mail. I have always had to go to the hospitals to

request a copy of the report as well as a copy of the film. YOu may eventually

get a call from your PCP once he has received it and then reviewed it, though

this could take a good week after he gets it. Try to be patient . I KNOW

it's hard when you've waited so long for this and you've been through so

much...but try to hang in there a little longer. You can call the hospital where

you had your MRI done on Monday and ask if the radiology report is ready, and if

so could you come pick up a copy. That's the best you can do.

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From: andrea dean <aodean@...>

spinal problems

Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:15:21 AM

Subject: Re: MRI results