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Originally Posted by Jaimee
Yeah, regardless of what I have, I'm thinking no more muscle relaxers for me!  So Kathie, you have been diagnosed w/both MG and fibro? You poor dear. That does not sound like much fun.
I called my Neuro's office a while ago to inquire about my MRI that I had on Monday. The receptionist asked for my info, name, date of birth etc... click, click, click... And then told me she'd have to have someone call me. SIGH. You'd think she could just tell me normal or abnormal? I really was expecting "normal" results. Hopefully they were just busy and didn't want to take the time. At the same time, I'd almost welcome an answer to explain what's up with me.  |
If I were you I'd ask them to send me a copy of the written report so that you have it for your records and can read it.
I now get copies of all test results. When I got the copy of my chest CT scan I was surprised that the radiologist mentioned something about something on my right adrenal gland (guess it just barely showed up on the scan). Neither my neurologist nor primary care doctor mentioned anything about it. When I questioned them both about it, they told me "not to worry."
I don't know why doctor's offices don't do this as standard operating procedures. My husband gets bloodwork every 6 months, and we have to ask for a copy each time. I like to compare with previous results. When the office calls with the results, they just say "the doctor looked at it and everything is OK." This doesn't give you any indication if any numbers have gone up or down or are close to borderline.
You have to learn to be your own advocate.