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Your Tips on How to Get Off to the Best Start with a New Specialist
Visiting Mayo Clinic | Last Active: Nov 10, 2021 | Replies (231)Comment receiving replies
@artscaping I can relate to the distrust of Dr,s Ive been waiting 3 weeks to find out what the MRI said about my recent back pain. Havent heard anything Doing what the chiropractor told me about exercise and using the Tens unit,ice and heat . They don't seem to know anything anymore and won,t take information from the patient . They still think they are Gods. So fed up with the medical society.
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Hi @lioness, I'm sorry to hear that you are not getting feedback from your doctor about your MRI. Do you use the patient portal to get test results and other health-related information?
I would think that after three weeks the MRI results should have posted to the patient portal. If they have, you can read them and then jot down questions for your doctor about anything that concerns you or that you do not understand.
How are you dealing with the pain and other symptoms?
@lioness, Oh dear me @lioness. I hoped that things would have changed. I don't think I met any "god-pretenders" at Mayo. and you know what.....I have noticed that even within the veterinary specialties that have kind of appeared rather rapidly, I do see consultive practices and patient center treatment. These are usually under the auspices of the university. I am very impressed.
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@lioness 3 weeks is a long time to wait! I’m so sorry, @lioness . Was the MRI done at a medical center or hospital or a free-standing MRI center? If a hospital, they should have a portal where you can see everything. Check with the hospital and also call the doctor’s office for info on using the portal. I have 3 portals that I use and get results of all my tests! Works great! Good luck! Becky