By Anonymous - 02/05/2012 22:41 - Canada - Winnipeg

Today, I had a chest x-ray. I thought everything was okay, that is until the tech gasped slightly and muttered, "Mother of God." I asked him what was wrong, and he kept insisting he had no idea what I was talking about. Now I'm so upset I can't even sleep. FML
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DocBastard 38

Actually, he can't say jack shit to him. He's a tech - his job is to take the X-ray, not to interpret it. It would be ethically reprehensible for the tech to tell him anything. It's just as wrong for the tech to say what he did.

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DocBastard 38

Wow, the amount of ignorance swirling around here is staggering. You're all wrong. The tech is not supposed to say anything, so no one got trolled. And the amount of radiation from a chest X-ray is 0.1 mSv, or the same radiation you're exposed to just living for 10 days.

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Lauren324 18

I hope everything is okay with you! Maybe it was something else he was thinking of or saw that wasn't of your chest, that made him say those terrifying words.

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thiscrazything 1

That's right, maybe he just remembered that he left his girlfriends underwear in his bedroom and now his wife will find it. Probably was something totally unrelated to OP.

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angelinaanimerg 7

Yeah she can. Because a tech is not aloud to tell information. She isnt certified to diagnose. Just to do the test... But it must of been bad if she noticed

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Llamacod 11

Its "allowed" and I've known many a radiology tech who are very in the ball and just because they can't diagnose and talk to you about it doesn't mean they don't know exactly what they are looking at when they do the test.

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muFilter 19

Please excuse me for a bit. I'm just gonna go grab a red sharpie and then draw all over my screen to correct this thread.

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MedKits 9

My mother was an x ray tech for 30 some odd years. She knows just about as much as a radiologist in reading an x-ray. They can see more than you actually think.

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angelinaanimerg 7

Yeah she can. Because a tech is not aloud to tell information. She isnt certified to diagnose. Just to do the test... But it must of been bad if she noticed

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SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18

AAAAARG! You ninja'd me!

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hilary56 0

If you knew you worry more than you do right now? And maybe he was talking about something else?

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SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18

To all the people saying OP had a right to know: actually he might not have. In MANY states the nurse isn't allowed to say anything about the X ray to the patient. Legally, only the doctor can. OP, I suggest you speak to the doctor about this and see what is wrong. The nurse was probably protecting his job.

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dominic1221 6

OP's from Canada, though. US/State laws don't apply.

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PlaySpades 21

Doesn't matter. It's still not within a technician's job description to diagnose a patient.

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dominic1221 6

True. Just pointing out not everything happens in the USA, cause he mentioned States. I guess that's a massive shock to some people...

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SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18

74, the mobile app doesn't tell location or gender. If I had been on the website I would have noted that the OP isn't from the states... Although from when I lived in canada for a year (military deal) it seemed like many Canadian laws are similar to U.S. laws. I wouldn't be surprised if this was one of them.

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DespairFaction 11

The mobile app lists the gender and state/country on my phone.

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SHAMUS_the_WITTY 18

139- What app are you using? I own a Windows Phone 7, and the FML app on here doesn't list it. My bad for being unclear.

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Marteeny23 19

I have the iPhone 4s and it shows gender and location.

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Rachel817 1

Sometimes technicians are not allowed to tell you what's wrong, you have to wait until the doctor looks at it. I hope all is well though.

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Llamacod 11

Actually, everyone the tech is not allowed

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Llamacod 11

Damn auto correct, I meant every time

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poohappens26 0

The tech can't tell you , only the doctor can. Though the tech should have kept his mouth shut. Good luck

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jlrau81 2

Actually, it is illegal for an x-ray tech disclose anything seen on an x-ray because they aren't trained to give a definitive diagnosis. If the radiologist saw something completely alarming or immediately life threatening, you would have received a call back from the ordering physician before the end of his or her work day.

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challan 19

If it was really bad, they would have held you there until the doctor could tell you. The fact that they let you go says that if there is something it's completely treatable. Most likely the tech was looking at his phone or a co-worker and responding to that and doesn't want you to get him/her in trouble.

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