Jo ~
I was dismayed to learn that the imaging center demanded
$84. for a CD of your MRI photos. This seems improper. A small fee,
maybe, but $84.? That's outrageous! Complaints are certainly in order.
Like
TP, I schedule my MRI scan and neurosurgeon consult for the same day, usually about an hour apart. The neurosurgeon's office is right next to the hospital where I have the MRI performed, so this is convenient and saves me another 62-mile round trip from my residence to the hospital/doctor's office. Having the doctor view and explain the MRI results almost immediately is also a big help in reducing the stress that waiting can cause. I can take the CD - for no charge - or just have the images transferred to my doctor's computer as he is in the hospital computer network. I often have the images transferred but also ask for the CD, which is given cheerfully and free of charge, as it should be.
Your problem with the hospital/imaging center may be related to the Canadian health care system but I have no way of ascertaining that. Frankly, I have a very real fear that if the U.S. health care system is 'reformed' the way the politicians want it to be, the days of instant, free CD's of an MRI may be a memory. Of course, for someone my age, even
getting an MRI may be a memory if the schemes I've read about are actually implemented - but that's a subject for another thread, possibly on another website.
I can only hope (with you) that the 20 days will pass quickly and that your letter of complaint will have some effect.
Jim
