Thanks, Rabbitears, you are right about tests!

CT scans and MRI's are extremely important when there are no other ways to determine if there is something seriously 'wrong' inside...and when symptomes are persistant, especially pain.

You picked up on one of my major concerns... parasites in the head. But that idea only occurred to me more recently. I keep thinking that it is only one possibility, don't alarm yourself unduly.

I don't have the feelings of some who post about head parasites...I haven't eaten much pork or other meats in my life, with the exceptions of fish and eggs.

At the time of the suggestion of an MRI, my two doctors disagreed on what could be seen on the CT scan. Was it an indication of an anurism, or just a curly kink in a blood vessel?

The MRI wasn't yet available locally. The shooting pains were subsiding. I did not like the prospect of 'magnetism' on me. And declining at that time was one of my first steps in taking responsibility for my own well-being. There were other things going on at the time, and I was choosing between doctor's opinions and my own intuition/evidence.

My choice could have been foolhardy, I know...and I would never suggest anyone else forgo an important diagnotsic test!

I was just lucky enough to have been right, that time. Whew!

Doctors MUST err on the side of caution. The fact that one of my doctors was NOT concerned with the appearance of a blood vessel, gave me courage.

Interestingly, I have never been shown any picture taken of my interior. The only one I have seen was the x-ray taken of another person's broken ankle, and the occasional dental x-ray, of course.

I would really like to have the original ultra sound picture of my gallstones...for comparison with today's...should I decide to have one. That would be a great comparison!

At the time of the first, doctor said, "If they aren't bothering you, don't worry about it." Hah! Famous last words!

I do think it is very important that NO ONE forego diagnostic tests.

My husband's second wife died of cancers of the liver. Her doctor apologized to him for missing the exactly correct diagnosis when she first came to him, although there was little he could have done, so rapid was her decline.

On an anonymous bulletin board like this, it is easy to forget that people reading may be at any stage of conditions we know nothing about. Our accounts of our own experiences, and what we chose to do, may be exactly the WRONG thing for another!

Thank you for reminding me, Rabbitears.

Folks, take every opportunity to learn what is going on in your interior, and in your loved ones. Doctors rely heavily on these tests, for their own peace of mind, if nothing else.

We are all learning.

F.




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