Well back in my hippie days, I always did go for the pot Although in keeping with this recent subject of Victim: I do feel victimized by the radiologist community. As I wrote a note to the MRI reviewer yesterday, it refreshed my memory how cavalier and frustrating radiologists are in tossing out phrases like : "Metastasis cannot be ruled out" or "Enhancement may reflect a tumor" - both actual quotes from prior MRIs at Georgetown Hospital Lombardi Cancer Center ( a CCC). It is so alarming to read that and hard to fathom how my radiation oconologist and my tumor board and my ENT can all affirmatively state to me that they see no indication of a tumor after they review the exact same MRI. This time I reviewed the three places that had given me MRI's (Georgetown, Washington Radiology & Diagnostic Health) and went back to Diagnostic Health based on their much more extensive written report and past accuracy. Voting with my wallet. Now the waiting begins - I see my ENT a week from tomorrow. And don't you just hate that period of uncertainty ? Charm
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