> Dear Ceil,
>
> I have accumulated every radiology report since day of diagnosis and
> placed them into date sequence, the most recent first. The confusing
> thing about the reports is this: They allude to the radiologist
> referring to comparison to the last scan, not the report, so from report
> to report they do not mention what was occurring or not occurring or
> what was present or not present only by saying stabe or unremarkable,
> which I understand, but they do not mention any disease or size of nodes
> etc. It becomes quite confusing. I have laid out each report and for the
> most part over the last three reports or 6 months I have noticed they
> are read by 3 different radiologists and the verbiage is somewhat
> different and they just do not allude to comparison of reports but scans
> and then the doctor can only tell you what is in the report which
> becomes vague and confusing even for the oncologist. But the criteria is
> why doesn't the doctor pick up the phone and ask the radiologist what is
> presently showing on the cat scan that would indicate where all the
> disease is and then tell me in the report the comparison to the past
> scans.
>
> I am taking all records to a radilogist oncologist and asking him/her
> point blank. These are the most current scans. NOw pls show us and tell
> us where is the disease and compare them to the last and previous scans
> where there is progression and where there is regression. That is the
> only way we will know. I am alerting you and others that when reading
> reports there may be differences when more than one radiologist reads
> them from scan to scan and the reports are for the most part useless as
> they do not tell the doctor everything but merely say changed or
> unchanged from the last and the last may also be inconclusive, thereby
> misleading. Yes, the radiolgists are comparing scan to scan but they do
> not indicate where the specific disease is in each report.
> I will further take this to the administrator of our HMO and ask him for
> explanation, diplomatically of course. This is for your info and one to
> be concerned about when any survivor and/or caregiver is seeking truth
> and clear understanding.
>
> Thank you for my listening to my venting, but I thought this would be of
> interest.
>
> Have a good Thanksgiving day.
>
> God Bless YOu
> marty Auslander
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