I decided to go to an imaging center close to home for my thyroid sono--and by close to home, I timed it, and it's about 7 minutes, door to door if I catch all the traffic lights.
There was a bit of maneuvering to schedule the sonogram, as the sono is done in one place, and if need be, the biopsy will be done (I believe) at Westchester Medical Center, five minutes from my home; however, once the maneuvering (i.e. getting a new Rx for the sono, and a separate one for the biopsy) was done, the entire process was a breeze. I just wish I hadn't gone through the drama with Janice at Mt. Sinai Radiology Associates immediately before attempting to schedule this appointment, because THAT entire mess truly did frazzle me, and made me edgy so the instant there appeared to be a hindrance, I got agitated.
Lucky for me, the professionals at Advanced Imaging very quickly resolved everything and the appointment was in place. I called on or about 3/22, and managed to get an appointment for 3/29--easy, fucking, peasy.
Additionally, from the moment I finished filling out the necessary forms, it was roughly/less than five minutes until my name was called.
The sonogram took less than a half hour, and I was back home within an hour of when I left, thereby not necessitating me taking a sick day off, or driving myself insane by taking a full sick day to go into NYC for the imaging, and then try to jam 1-2 other appointments in the day to maximize being out of the office.
Currently, I am basking in the righteous afterglow of using my time efficiently, enjoying the fruit of my labors of trying to streamline all of the running around I must do for medical appointments. It also bears mentioning that it was a DELIGHT to be treated professionally, and not only that, with more than a smidge of respect for my time. A five minute wait time? Truly I shouldn't be as overwhelmed with happiness as I am, but I AM, and I am appreciative of it.
My endo should be getting the report sometime tomorrow, and I'll know more then (whether I need a biopsy or not).
There was a bit of maneuvering to schedule the sonogram, as the sono is done in one place, and if need be, the biopsy will be done (I believe) at Westchester Medical Center, five minutes from my home; however, once the maneuvering (i.e. getting a new Rx for the sono, and a separate one for the biopsy) was done, the entire process was a breeze. I just wish I hadn't gone through the drama with Janice at Mt. Sinai Radiology Associates immediately before attempting to schedule this appointment, because THAT entire mess truly did frazzle me, and made me edgy so the instant there appeared to be a hindrance, I got agitated.
Lucky for me, the professionals at Advanced Imaging very quickly resolved everything and the appointment was in place. I called on or about 3/22, and managed to get an appointment for 3/29--easy, fucking, peasy.
Additionally, from the moment I finished filling out the necessary forms, it was roughly/less than five minutes until my name was called.
The sonogram took less than a half hour, and I was back home within an hour of when I left, thereby not necessitating me taking a sick day off, or driving myself insane by taking a full sick day to go into NYC for the imaging, and then try to jam 1-2 other appointments in the day to maximize being out of the office.
Currently, I am basking in the righteous afterglow of using my time efficiently, enjoying the fruit of my labors of trying to streamline all of the running around I must do for medical appointments. It also bears mentioning that it was a DELIGHT to be treated professionally, and not only that, with more than a smidge of respect for my time. A five minute wait time? Truly I shouldn't be as overwhelmed with happiness as I am, but I AM, and I am appreciative of it.
My endo should be getting the report sometime tomorrow, and I'll know more then (whether I need a biopsy or not).
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