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Well, I was really trying to put on my big girl pants this time but I am such a worrier. My husband had his second set of scans after his surgery on Monday. His first scans in July were clear and also done on a Monday. The results were available on Wednesday evening through the patient portal for those. Does that mean they should have posted last night this time as well? I am concerned that it's bad news since it wasn't put online. Although, we weren't given any exact date or time that they would be available. Also, last time, he had a PET/CT scan and this time, he had a CT scan and chest xray. They were done at the same hospital, just in a different section there. Would that make any difference?
Do you guys find that the results post as varying lengths of time? Do they post bad news through the patient portals?
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Hello,
Hello,
From my experience, the time you need to wait for scan results depend only on one thing - current workload of the radiologist. Takes longer if too much work for him.
For example, once he received CT scan description the next day, and once it took 4-5 days. So it doesn't say anything.
And typically health related bad news are announced asap, good news can wait :-)
Alla
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Chest xray
I agree with the others that I wouldn't worry yet that it hasn't been posted to the portal. I would give it a couple more days. It could just be a workload issue. Some facilities won't post them to the portal until the doctor has reviewed them. He could have extra busy or out of town. I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
I don't want to add to your worries, but is he seeing someone with a lot of experience with RCC? While some patients have gotten PET scans, it is not the norm for RCC. The standard is chest/abdomen/pelvis CT scans. Chest xrays can miss small nodules.
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He had a few CT scans withNewDay said:Chest xray
I agree with the others that I wouldn't worry yet that it hasn't been posted to the portal. I would give it a couple more days. It could just be a workload issue. Some facilities won't post them to the portal until the doctor has reviewed them. He could have extra busy or out of town. I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
I don't want to add to your worries, but is he seeing someone with a lot of experience with RCC? While some patients have gotten PET scans, it is not the norm for RCC. The standard is chest/abdomen/pelvis CT scans. Chest xrays can miss small nodules.
He had a few CT scans with and without contrast and chest xrays prior to the PET/CT scan and surgery. We were told by another source to ask for a PET scan as it would show any cellular activity. The doctor agreed to do it for that set of scans. Isn't a PET/CT scan a combination of the two? I may be mistaken about that.
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Thanks guys for helping to
Thanks guys for helping to ease my nerves a bit.
The results showed up in the patient portal through the night and the CT scan says No Evidence of Residual/Recurrent Disease.
I guess that makes him a NERD!!
Also, the chest xray says No Acute Disease. I think that's a good thing, isn't it?
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