Posted by Deanna | Posted in health | Posted on 07-09-2009
Tags: Cat Scan, health, health care, hospital, medical, mri, surrey, Vancouver, waiting, white rock
For the past 4 months, I have been waiting for my appointment for an MRI at the Peace Arch Hospital. From talking to numerous people over the past few months, I have realized that 4 months is not really that long to be waiting for a scan of my head. Several patients I know have been waiting for 6 – 8 months or longer for their MRI at St. Paul’s or Surrey Memorial. Now, for anyone who has been waiting for a MRI, CAT scan or other procedure that will help figure out what is wrong with them, the waiting game is absolutely frustrating.
I know that the hospitals and MRI machines are overloaded with people on wait lists, and that emergency scans take precedence (as they should), but after waiting this long, I am actually excited about going in for my MRI. Yes, I am looking forward to being shoved into a large claustrophobic machine and listening to a noisy racket while magnetic fields penetrate my skull.
After my 4 month wait, and fingers crossed that everything is okay, I am going for my MRI tomorrow morning. Hooray!
