@hayleyc85 

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hayleyc85

RESULTS- WHAT NOW?

I had a MRI scan back in January and my not very sympathetic consultant said ''there wont be anything on this mri so im discharging you, no news is good news'' so i have been in limbo waiting. I started with some new symptoms so booked in to see my family GP, went last night and he had my MRI results, which show legions on my brain, suggestive of MS. he told me i should be expecting an appointment the consultant to discuss and make further plans, i have rang the secretary and they said nope, its down to my gp to give me the results? Well i know a gp cannot diagnose this. Who is responsible for me now? because of the relaxed and unhelpful response i received from this particular consultant so i asked about going private. that again has a several week wait. I am so upset and annoyed that i have been given this half diagnosis and only because i had booked in two weeks ago for my appoinment. Surely it is someones job to guide me and arrange further tests? My first episode was November and my new symptoms started early february so that classes as a relapse, these need to be logged so im told but nobody will see me? If i wasnt scared enough for my future i bloody am in the hands of these professionals!
@insomniacoffeelover

Hi Hayley85c, wow that is terrible. i know what you mean though, some GPs and consultants are just horrifyingly lacking in empathy. i sometimes wish more time in medical school was spent developing empathy and bed-side manners! the lack of empathy is horrible when you're feeling so lost and anxious. what happened for me was i went to the doctor first who then referred me to a neurologist. i was then given an appointment with the neurologist at the hospital (i was sent a letter in the post). i went for my hospital appointment several months later and the neurologist sent me for an MRI. the results went to my gp AND my neurologist. the neurologist then sent me an appointment to come back to the hospital for follow-up tests. I haven't known anyone who didn't get their results from a neurologist. i rang my GP after she received my results and had a sort of 'off the record' chat with her where she said the results were abnormal but the results can only be interpreted by a neurologist. after all, they're the MS experts, not the GP. so don't let yourself be pushed around by the hospital, you need to see a neurologist. Where do you live?

@Stumbler

I agree, @hayleyc85 , your treatment has been abysmal! Get back to your GP. They're your Primary Care Provider and they need to refer you accordingly.