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Child MRI

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HighFive5 · 26/04/2022 21:05

My 12 year old daughter had an MRI scan today after been fast tracked due to headaches, headaches she gets every day, wake her from sleep and are bad in a morning when she gets up, she is also anaemic and low vit D, but been on medication for these for a couple of months but headaches no better, her Dr concerned as headaches shouldn't wake a child from sleep, so we had the scan today and the MRI tech said after "I suspect you will get the results next couple of days" I asked if results will get sent to Dr or paediatrician as we have first app Friday he didn't answer so I said will we get a call regards to the results again he didn't answer and just said see the paediatrician Friday, I'm now panicking due to what he said about the results been back in a couple of days and also wouldn't confirm if they would rang through to me! I've been Dr Googling and driving myself mad!!! Help! x

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Remmy123 · 26/04/2022 22:19

I am sure if they had seen anything sinister they wouldn't have let you go home .. it wouid have been flagged to you very quickly x

HollowTalk · 26/04/2022 22:22

My son had an MRI when he was 5 and we had the (good) results on the day.

HollowTalk · 26/04/2022 22:23

I really hope your daughter's results are good.

nocoolnamesleft · 26/04/2022 22:24

1)Who requested the scan? That will be the person to whom the report is sent.
2)If the paediatrician works in the same trust as the scan was done, they would be able to access the report via the computer system even if it wasn't sent to them. If the scan was in a different trust they are unlikely to have that access.
3)My experience is that if there is something OMG on the scan, there tends to be an urgent phonecall to paediatrics that day, so they can urgently review the patient.

yikesanotherbooboo · 26/04/2022 22:30

@nocoolnamesleft has got it; this is how it works.

psssssghy · 26/04/2022 22:41

I had an MRI in Oct OP, radiographer told me results in 2 - 3 weeks, I was called that same afternoon. If it's urgent or serious hopefully you will be contacted very quickly.

Somuchgoo · 26/04/2022 22:45

So my toddler had a scan a few months ago due to headaches.

In her case, it was a tumour. But the results came through within 20m of the scan, and we were in a specialist Hospital by dinner time.

Every family we've met so far who've had a similar diagnosis received their results the same day after the scan. They also were rushed to the specialist hospital immediately.

Obviously things vary by area, and only a doctor can give you the reassurances you want, but if there were something obvious, sinister or an emergency, you'd not only know about it by the evening, you'd be on your way for treatment.

No news is definitely good news right now.

Best of luck to your daughter.

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HighFive5 · 27/04/2022 08:13

Hi thanks ladies, it was the GP who referred her, I guess it's just the waiting, makes you anxious, I'm sure she will be fine x

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