Asking Doc today for a m.r.i?

[Forrest70]

Well i have a app with my p.c Doctor today and im trying to see how i can get him to give me a mri of my head!I havnt had one since i was 17 as well had a c.t scan of my head five yrs ago!I just want a piece of mind do to having pupils diffrent size and my ears that have been ringing for two months now..Not sure if he will do it since i have had sooo many other test done...What would a be a good way to get him to do what i ask?

[popeye]

hey forrest.your head is fine.you have  h.a.,only way to convince is to role play,tell him  ypu  think you are dying.tough one.

[mapshog]

I'm not sure if it's wise to ask a doctor to run various tests just because you think you need it. Both because you know it's most likely H.A. and because sometimes they get offended by patients telling them what to do etc. MRI is often ordered to rule out MS. I guess eventually he'll order one if you keep coming back with symtomps that can be MS. On my first neuro visit I told the doctor my initial symptoms (numbness/tingling/dizziness/ears ringing/headaches) and he ordered an MRI right away just to be sure (and it came back negative). Or maybe you could try a different doctor. Anyways, where I live PC doctors can't even order MRIs.. they have to send you a specialist (neurologist) who can order it if it's necessary. It's probably to ease the burden on MR labs doing unnecessary studies yet it takes three months to get an appointment. Either way, you have to convince him that you keep having the same symptoms that are real and they don't seem go away and that it seriously interferes with you life so you need help and you're afraid that it can be MS. I'd happily make a bet that it's HA :)

[Forrest70]

nope no m.r.i he said we need to stick with are guns of meds and sike doc!And he back up the Nero eye doctors dex about my eyes he told me you didnt see just any old eye Doctor you seen the top Dog in nero eye Doctors so he said no horners syndrome..I kept telling how my ears are driving me crazy with the ringing and he somes it up with the stress and i lost 5 pounds since last visit!Wich i havnt been eating very well if at all at times..And he begged me please start your zoloft so i guess it cant make anything worse!And my Doctor told me he dont care if i make app once a week with him because he worrys about my health and safty of going somewhere else and being over tested.

[marc]

I think it depends on the doctor, your relationship with him and if your symptoms are
persistent and possibly worsening. I have had countless tests over the years and I have
found that in some cases the more you complain, the better chance you may have them
ordering a test. I have suggested tests in the past and some have been performed. My ENT
doctor told me once that persistent tinnitus can be a basis for an MRI of the head. He also told
me the symptoms need to warrant the test so insurance will pay.

[popeye]

i told you.ear ringing or in my case buzzing, due to stress.mine comes and goes,worse when i lie down.