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I can only go off my own experience.
About 3 hours.
They said CT scan or MRI, whichever us available first.
Apologies, I suspect my answer may not be helpful to you but with priority scans it is luck of the draw.
In any case, I suspect it will be pretty quick. I also won ££25 on premium bonds that week.
I went from scan to operating table in less than a month.
Wishing you all the best.
About 3 hours.
They said CT scan or MRI, whichever us available first.
Apologies, I suspect my answer may not be helpful to you but with priority scans it is luck of the draw.
In any case, I suspect it will be pretty quick. I also won ££25 on premium bonds that week.
I went from scan to operating table in less than a month.
Wishing you all the best.
Armitage.Shanks said:
MRI scan is the easy part. How long it takes a radiographer to 'read' the scan and then send to the consultant to contact you is another matter.
Mine wasn't priority, but it took several weeks before I got the results.Years ago my ex wife needed an MRI scan, 13 weeks was the quoted waiting time for the NHS. She then remembered she had private health care and a couple of days later we were at a private clinic in Wimbledon. She had the scan and immediately afterwards the consultant came in and discussed the results with her.
If you have private health care my advice would be to use it in this instance.
I had a MRI scan back in the early 2000s, (back/spine problems). Consultant told me a wait of many weeks poss months, or I could pay 500 notes (an MRI scanner was actually inside the hospital I was being looked at) and have the said scan within a month.
I'd done my research, I'm no fool.
I let him know that I knew about 'mobile scanners' that worked daily around several counties all over the Midlands.
My consultant was surprised and impressed and said 'Yes, that is correct. Shall I book you in for one?' 'Yes please.'
Back then I paid £199 on the day (it was about 7 days later) in the grounds of another hospital (loads of patients being scanned, some had come from Europe!). see pic.
Surgeon had the scans within days, ruptured lower discs. I avoided an operation simply by exercises and lots of walking. I kept the scans (well, I paid for them, I still have them!).
I have no doubt the cost has increased over the years but if you have private med ins go for it.
I'd done my research, I'm no fool.
I let him know that I knew about 'mobile scanners' that worked daily around several counties all over the Midlands.
My consultant was surprised and impressed and said 'Yes, that is correct. Shall I book you in for one?' 'Yes please.'
Back then I paid £199 on the day (it was about 7 days later) in the grounds of another hospital (loads of patients being scanned, some had come from Europe!). see pic.
Surgeon had the scans within days, ruptured lower discs. I avoided an operation simply by exercises and lots of walking. I kept the scans (well, I paid for them, I still have them!).
I have no doubt the cost has increased over the years but if you have private med ins go for it.
Armitage.Shanks said:
MRI scan is the easy part. How long it takes a radiographer to 'read' the scan and then send to the consultant to contact you is another matter.
MRI took me 7 days to arrange Private this time last year, 3 days to be reported on. 10 weeks for NHS GP to call back with results.ucb said:
If you mean by priority, it's a
time sensitive diagnosis for cancer possibility, then 2 weeks is the required scan wait.
Scanning capacity isn't usually an issue for this type of request
We are booking our new cancer 2 week wait MRI scans at day 13 and 14 at the moment. It's a postcode lottery unfortunately. Anything 'urgent' can be five weeks. Some urgent non-cancer stuff is being put on the cancer pathway to speed things along which won't work in the long run. Routine stuff we can't outsource to the vans (e.g. if it's specialist) is nearing 8 weeks. And then yes, the need to wait for the report. There are some scans we do where only one NHS radiologist in the county can report them. Want to guess how long the wait for that is?time sensitive diagnosis for cancer possibility, then 2 weeks is the required scan wait.
Scanning capacity isn't usually an issue for this type of request
Edited by ucb on Monday 20th February 22:35
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