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I don't understand my MRI spine imaging
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 22, 2023 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
I have had doctors that were not as detailed on MRIs and CT scans. I have always relied on ny doctor to go in detail with me the imaging. I have had 13 spinal surgeries and in the last 5 years have gone through revisions. What I found is my new doctors will state want was done correctly from the other doctor. But they also say what they would do differently. I feel the results are the dialog to dig into the issues and to be able to understand. There are many ways to result on our own, which can help with dialog with our doctors as long as we are letting them be the expert. While I would love to share my results (4 other opinions) with my surgeon that released me, I also do not want open a door that he is a bad surgeon. It really was my complex case needed a new doctor with more experience. Now I have found those doctors at Mayo Clinic. Sometimes it is best to move on to a more experience doctor to help us move closer to healing correctly.
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@deedee12 Well said. You have to let them be the expert. My physical therapist also said this to me. As patients, we need doctors and surgeons. Where would we be without them?....Living with a lower quality of life from a condition or disability. Surgeons have a stressful job. When I am a patient, I want to make sure I am a good patient and not perceived as a threat and that I can advocate and participate in decision making about my care. Time is precious at consultation appointments and is best spent going forward rather than looking backward. I also had a complex case and that really needed a better surgeon who understood what was going on. It was in my best interest to just move on and be grateful that I had the option to do that, and I also found the surgeon I needed at Mayo Clinic. It really is why I am here on this forum sharing what I have learned in gratitude. The other surgeons have plenty of patients and don't really need me anyway.