been for ultrasound

[bronte]

hi well just got back from ultrasound it was a man and he wasnt very helpful. He asked me some questions about blood in urine and the last time i had seen any and when he finished he said he would send the results to dr. So i said did everything looked ok as i have health anxiety. I told him about my mum and dad dying from cancer and he asked where it was . I told him then i asked him if everything looked ok and he said yes it looked ok but he will have a better look later because thats what they do. I know its not his fault but i didnt feel reasured at all. Would he have to tell me if he seen anything abnormal when i asked him .All he said was i need to speak to my dr about what they will be doing next i said they might be doing a cystoscopy and he said that was a good idea .With me having HA i just worry he not telling me the truth about ultra sound and he did see something but not telling me x

[bronte]

and when you have a ultrasound do they always tell you the results there and then or do some say they will send them to your dr x

[s11fyx]

ive never had them tell me the results there and then apart from when i had scans when i was pregnant x

[bronte]

thanks s11fyx he said it looked ok but im not rational and because he says i need to see gp for results im worrying again x

[ronski]

Hi Bronte
You have brought up an issue that has bugged me for a very long time, getting results from tests that are carried out by people other than doctors eg Radiographers, Physios, nurses etc. It seems that giving information is like giving away classified secrets, don't fool yourself yes they have a good look later but to stop the test and not call for help they have the answer to what the referral was about. But in the good NHS they keep you hanging on. I worked for the NHS for over 30 years and you had to be very cagey what you told patients as that was the remit of the doctors and that's why you have to wait till you see your GP. If your ultrasound was done by a radiologist( doctor) instead of a sonographer( radiographer specialising) you would have been given the information no problem. It's time the NHS stopped messing about and started giving patients test results straight after investigations.

[bronte]

hi ronski they were looking for any reasons they could see as to why i was having blood in my urine they thought i might have stones but ive had clear abdo xray so ultrasound was next would he have told me things looked ok if they wasnt x

[Hazel B]

Hi, I have had 2 ultrasound tests. The first one I was told the lady could "prrobably" see a gallstone and a small fibroid.

This was confirmed once the results had been checked over. Sometimes they can see somethign and may tell you but the process is that a senior person trianed to analyse the scan shots has to write a report. This can take a couple of weeks, especially during the holiday times as staff are on leave.

I was so anxious on my first scan that I think the lady was being kind in telling me what she could see as those things are not usually life-threatening. I then had to have CT scan & MRI as something was seen on my liver. After months it was confirmed as a benign lesion but that worried me for a while.

Wait until the report comes back and then you will know where you stand. Try not to stress too much over it, not easy I know but you can make yourself ill with anxiety.

[bronte]

he said the results will be at my drs in 7 to 10 days and when i said have i got anything i should be worried about he said he doesnt think so it looked ok and not to go away worrying but some people in the health profesion dont give anything away which makes you worry i was told by my friend they cannot tell you things look ok if they dont x

[countrygirl]

I have found a huge difference between one scan and another as in who is doing it. Having had so many scans for various reasons I know the radiographers at my local hospital and what they are like. One lady is horrible and never speaks to you at all, when I had a large ovarian cyst that I had had to have mri and blood test for and went for 6 month follow up ultrasound I got her and she was silent and kept going over and over the area - I was a basket case by then thinking that the cyst had got huge. I could not help myself and said has the cyst got alot bigger and she looked at me as if I was an idiot and said " Oh its not there anymore its gone away itself " I was just making sure the ovary looked completely normal- I wasmt sure whether to hit her or kiss her! She would not have said anything if I hadn't aksed her a direct question and i would have had to wait another week for gp to tell me bu ton other hand I have had loads of radiographers who straight away say everything looks fine - I love them!

Remember if there was anyhting really iffy your Dr would be in touch within 48 hrs as they get phoned from hospital same day.

[bronte]

hi thankyou for all your replies but no one is answering my question in your valued experience would the person who did the scan tell me that everything looked ok if it didnt yes or no thankyou for your replies they are appreciated very much x