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How about you fill out a request for medical records and get copies of both sets of films and both sets of written results? Get the FACTS straight before you go and upset everyone.
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Luckily, I have my medical records waiting for me to pick up, which my (second opinion) doctor had me order before all of this went down. However, I do not know whether or not I will get films; I do know I will get the written results.
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Doctors make mistakes and typos and have bad days, without any malicious intent.
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I will try to get the facts straight, and I promise not to go postal.
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Getting radiated every six months is nonsense.
Email time stamps are not always accurate.
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I'm not getting radiated every six months, because I just kindly request a MRI every time the subject comes up at looking at my thymus.
In terms of the email stamp being inaccurate, well the email was sent to not only my email but my message center on my HMO website. Both emails have the same
dates and times.
Plus, I checked by email on Dec. 24, so it was there by then, which would have made it three work days after the MRI.
Non-emergency MRIs take 10 to 14 days to get the results; that was what I was told by my HMO before all of this happened.
So, you can imagine my surprise when I check my email three days later, to only notice that it was written on the day of the MRI, before it was conducted.
I do not think this was an issue of a wrong date stamp; there was also wrong data printed, as if I had dyes placed in my body to determine whether or not the tissue was benign or malignant. I had no such thing.
I'm guessing the doctor had another patient on his mind, while he was typing my email, and he pulled up my record of my first CT scan.
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You could always consult with a cardiothoracic surgeon.
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Gee, I've never heard of a cardiothoratic surgeon. That's a good suggestion. Did a quick search. I will try to see if I can get a referral, but I do not know since my doctor has done a 180 on the thymectomy.
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I think if you simply clarify the facts and then proceed, everyone will be better off. Medical professionals have a very hard time admitting mistakes, so any discussions about a situation are better done in person, directly to the doctor in question. Don't do "end runs" around a doctor by talking to another doctor. That'll just dig an even deeper hole.
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I had always planned on meeting in person with my doctor, since my appointment is this Monday. My rule of thumb is to always deal with issues face to face. Plus, my doctor already knows that I am consulting with a specialist in MG, so there are no real secrets.
I try to be up front with doctors in hopes that they will be with me.