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MRI Results

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chocaholic38 · 02/10/2023 16:36

Have been waiting on mri results on my wrist for over 4 weeks now. (Undiagnosed scaphoid fracture) Spoke to consultant's secretary this morning who has said a letter has been sent for me to attend the fracture clinic. Does this mean they have found something in the mri? She said she couldn't tell me the results over the phone and that the letter wouldn't say either.
Just fed up waiting, been 18 weeks since the injury.

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FutureUncertain · 02/10/2023 17:01

DH once waited 6 weeks for the results of an ‘urgent’ MRI. They had been sent to a different country to be read and for the report to be prepared. Quite common apparently.
His latest one was 8 weeks ago. The oncologist can’t understand why it’s taking so long.

Xrayspeccyspecs · 02/10/2023 17:27

@FutureUncertain this is why your husband’s results took so long - https://www.rcr.ac.uk/posts/new-reports-put-uk-radiologist-shortages-focus old post but situation not improved. I’m hoping the oncologist was surprised because your husband’s report hadn’t been prioritised and not because he didn’t realise the pressure radiologists and radiographers are under, it is similar in his speciality.
And @chocaholic38 no one can give you a definitive answer but I would take the action as a positive - you are being sent an appointment and will be able to discuss your wrist with a health professional. It may be that the scans show no, or a healing fracture and they want to examine you to check range of movement, if further physio is needed etc, or it may be that there is a break and you need further treatment. You will then be in the best position to get all the information you need from the right person. Imagine your post if the secretary had told you you needed an operation but then wouldn’t (couldn’t) tell you when, risks, length of stay in hospital or recovery time!!

New reports put UK radiologist shortages into focus | The Royal College of Radiologists

The RCR has released four new reports exploring in detail radiologist shortages in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

https://www.rcr.ac.uk/posts/new-reports-put-uk-radiologist-shortages-focus

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chocaholic38 · 03/10/2023 07:05

Thank you both. My MRI was actually reported back to my consultant quite quickly, it was the consultant that has taken so long to look at the results!
It has just taken so long to even get to this stage. And going a bit stir crazy as unable to work, drive etc.

hopefully I will get some answers next week.

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