Re: Waiting for Results from MRI.... Larry

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Hi Larry:

Sorry to hear of the incident with the tech - there

was absolutely no reason for him to touch your arm and

aggravate the pain you were already experiencing.

Good for you for reporting him - who knows how many

other people might have had that happen to them and

kept their mouths shut. You must be quite the scene

now with cast on your foot and also your arm strapped

up. You are in costume already for Halloween! Nah,

just kidding. I know you are in a lot of pain, but

thought that I might be able to get a smile out of you

with that one. Take care and prayers are being sent

for healing - Kathe in CA

--- Larry Holmack <bichondaddy1057@...> wrote:

>

> Hi All...

>

> Just a small note...

>

> A couple of weeks ago...while being treated for a

> DVT brought on by being in a cast for more than 6

> months with a broken foot...I woke up in a

> tremendous amount of pain in my left elbow. After

> going to another Orthopedic doc...because mine

> doesn't " do " arms....seems they think I ruptured my

> left tricep muscle.

>

> I finally got into a Diagnosis Center that does

> Open MRI's and after an hour of torture in the Open

> MRI...I finally had my pictures the doc needs. I say

> torture because I cannot straighten out my arm

> completely.... so, they put a collar around my

> elbow for taking the pictures with, stuffed it full

> of padding, and then extended my arm for me and

> strapped it down so they could get the pictures!!

> Then I had to lay there motionless for an hour...all

> the while I had the MRI machine pressing into my

> chest enough to make it hard for me to breathe. The

> Open MRI machine I was in looks like two hamburger

> buns...and you lay down and are the " meat. " So even

> if you are not closterphobic...which I am not....it

> was hard to not have a full fledged panic attack

> during the time the MRI machine is doing it's thing.

> When I finally got out...the tech comes out and

> unstraps me...helps me up and everything...and then

> touches my elbow and says... " I'll bet your arm hurts

> right here " ...pressing

> into the area where the pain is the worst. He was

> lucky I didn't punch him for doing that!!! He said

> the radiologst would have to read the pics and then

> send them to my doctor...but he said he could see

> plenty of damage in my elbow. Again...resisting the

> urge to punch his lights out..I got my stuff

> together...paid my $120 co-pay and left. I waited

> until I cooled off and got home before I called the

> manager of the center and told him what happened and

> that I was not a happy that the tech had touched and

> pressed into my arm where the pain was, and offered

> me his opinion on my MRI. I also told the director

> that I almost punched his tech for touching me.

>

> The office director called me back this morning,

> and told me that he notified the Tech that his

> actions were not proper and that he was written up

> over the incident.

>

> I am waiting for the PA to call me back today for

> the results, or when to come in to get them...and

> have told them I liked the MRI center they sent me

> too, but also told them what the Tech did and said

> to me after the MRI was over. I found it very

> unprofessional and it was not appreciated at all.

>

>

>

> Larry Holmack

> KarLa Bichon Frise

> Houston Texas Bichondaddy1057@...

>

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