Spinal hemangioma

I get a yearly MRI of my spine, I had it done and was called and told it was fine except the herniated disk that is chronic.

A month later, I went to my doctor for a follow up for my PMR and the  receptionist told me , if I wanted the copy of the report from my MRI.

I sat reading and went into a panic mode, when I read "hemangioma",  I almost passed out,my doctor told it is an enlarge vessel, benign."Not to worry" Like you , in a second I was back into the day I was diagnosed, unfortunately I am not that naive.

Because I found out in another facility that in the US they are outsourcing CT,MRI, etc, etc to India, China to save money, reports are many times very concise, that is how I found my MRI had been outsourced.

SELF magazine had a report about outsourcing key health tests.

The last report was excellent in the description of the lesions. Please let me know if you found out any more about your hemangioma.

I am going again in January for another MRI. I am also worried, special because of the pain.

I was told by my doctor that they will follow up with MRI because sometimes it can grow and cause pain and numbness.

Regarding outsourcing, they sign like it is done in the US,  there are done electronically.

I saw a difference in my report, some thing were missing, too concise. I questioned the radiology department, It was a lot of investigating to finally find out that only time I went to this facility it was outsourced my MRI.

I am in the medical field and work in a hospital, but I keep my professional and personal life separated. also I keep a copy of my medical chart/history at home.

I do my tests where the State football team is look after, they have a radiologist on site, female radiologist for females exams.

Both my husband and I have liver hemangiomas - mine has not changed in 6 years, his hasn't since they were found 2 1/2 years ago.  I have them in the lumbar area of the spine.  I was told that it was rare for them to grown to ever cause problems or the need of surgery.  It was a pretty common finding - especially as people age. 

In the beginning I never got copies of my records - then I realized that was a mistake.  I have copies of my husband's colon cancer scans, labs and mine also from my BC. 

I have always had any scan reports back within a week; maybe earlier. I had a bone biopsy a week ago Friday; will meet with my oncologist on Monday for the plan of treatment. Have always wondered if it makes a difference where we live - seems how oncologist approach things are always different too.