Should the Sonographer or the Doctor???

[Rosetteandroddy]

Hello,
I’m six weeks post surgery following a hysterectomy. Whilst still in hospital I had a CT scan which picked up something on my right kidney. After seeing a Urologist they said the scan would go to their MDT meeting. Anyway it was decided I need a Nephrectomy, the diagnosis is Renal Cell Carcinoma, but my question is this. In November last year, I had an ultrasound, for tests relating to heavy periods and fibroids. The lady doing the scan said I had a fibroid and a kidney stone on my right kidney. But obviously it turns out it wasn’t. If she’d seen what she thought was a stone, why didn’t she just refer me back to the doctor who could have done tests??? And was she in a position to tell me that diagnosis?? Because if I’d not had the CT scan, the cancer diagnosis wouldn’t have been picked up until much later!!! Just confused by it all!!!

I'm very sorry for the outcome of your ct scan but crossing fingers for you that it isn't malignant which is still very possible. My mother has a kidney growth, it was biopsied but isn't cancer although regularly monitored.

I had an ultrasound and mri of my kidneys too. The sonographer carrying the procedure was happy to share what she could see, however when I had the mri and I asked, the mri technician said he couldn't tell me anything and that results would be discussed at the appointment with gp/consultant. I assumed it meant he'd found something but all was normal. I expect it is because of different qualifications and ct/mri technicians are not considered clinicians as sonographers but I could be wrong. Sending you