Last fall, on Halloween, as it happened, my younger son Ronan took part as a volunteer in a study being conducted at a big Toronto hospital. The study was to determine the effect of electroconvulsive therapy on chronic depression. Ronan was part of the control group, and he underwent an MRI of his brain in addition to cognitive testing. It was interesting, fun, kinda cool. Three months later, he was contacted by a doctor affiliated with the study who informed him that they had just started processing the data, and that his MRI showed a shadow or highlight on his temporal lobe, suggesting encephalitis, or worse.
So glad to hear your beloved son is ok. What a scare! How many others were also given erroneous MRI results that day or another day? Perhaps a Followup MRI within a 6 month window would be in order? Iām a big proponent of a second opinion.
BTW, back at church are ya? How about those wanton ways thingy?š
What a brutal time for you and your family ! So happy this story ends well. I too had a similar experience with almost completely blocked carotid arteries, that were clearly visible on the scan, (and to all the doctors who saw it !) To suddenly without explanation, it is now gone. Further scans reveal they are no longer blocked. (Which apparently is impossible to happen.) It remains a mystery to this day. I know how you feel with the worry and about what test could possibly be so wrong.... however, it is beyond explanation is all I have learned from it. Thank you for sharing this journey with your fans.
Nothing like chaos and panic to go with your morning coffee I bet. So glad the outcome was positive , I was biting my nails reading. Carry on Ronan the world needs smart people; they are far too rare now.
So glad to hear your beloved son is ok. What a scare! How many others were also given erroneous MRI results that day or another day? Perhaps a Followup MRI within a 6 month window would be in order? Iām a big proponent of a second opinion.
BTW, back at church are ya? How about those wanton ways thingy?š
What a brutal time for you and your family ! So happy this story ends well. I too had a similar experience with almost completely blocked carotid arteries, that were clearly visible on the scan, (and to all the doctors who saw it !) To suddenly without explanation, it is now gone. Further scans reveal they are no longer blocked. (Which apparently is impossible to happen.) It remains a mystery to this day. I know how you feel with the worry and about what test could possibly be so wrong.... however, it is beyond explanation is all I have learned from it. Thank you for sharing this journey with your fans.
Nothing like chaos and panic to go with your morning coffee I bet. So glad the outcome was positive , I was biting my nails reading. Carry on Ronan the world needs smart people; they are far too rare now.