can a radiologist or technician assess damage here .....

zzzorro · Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

...and recommend appropriate treatment:

I was injured in a serious "tretch and crash" that has left the joints and the and muscles on the right side of my body sore and unhealthy and it is difficult to find an appropriate treatment regiment to pursue because when I try to exercise, I strain the other side of my body. Complications like persistent and chronic strains in what was otherwise the healthy left side of my body is becoming the undesired consequence since I was injured on June 30, 2003 and time is taking it's toll as "overcompensation" is becoming problem that I had not expected.

Some of the damage to my body includes tendon constriction (the medical prognosis is that my hand will keep getting worst to the poit where I will require surgery) degeneration of the ac joint, ac joint synovitis, my wrist is unstable, my right hip is unstable and I experience general numbing on the entire right side of my body, including the neck and head region as I also suffer from constant headaches that are relieved only when I apply pressure to my neck. When I release the pressure, the headache is still there.

Can somebody review my ultrasound and exlain it so that I can pursue effective treatment.

This disk of images I have provided has been released to me without any notes from the radiologist and it is therefore meaningless without a scientifi interpretation.

These are the websites that contain the images from the disc I received:

http://betshort.com/medicalright.htm

http://betshort.com/medicalleft.htm

Sincerely, ZZZorro

hjhogle · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject:

!) Radiologic Technologists do not diagnose. Their role is to provide the imaging that is interpreted by
2) Radiologists - full educated, fully licensed physicians, who have specialized in the interpretation of diagnostic images. They do not, however, recommend treatment.

- Radiologists would not attempt to interpret images of unknown quality - imaging in the medical workplace is displayed on specific types of medical quality monitors, and ...

Would you really accept the opinion of an unknown person (this is an anonymous forum - not only are you not guaranteed that the person who replies to you is a physician .. you also have no idea if they have any training whatsoever in healthcare) ... in something as critical to you as your health?

You have the images. Take them for a second, reputable opinion from someone who has the experience to interpret them. Better yet, take them to a sports medicine specialist who's can "recommend appropriate treatment".

Good luck
hjh, RT