Yesterday, 1/17/2024 I had a horrifying experience at Akumin, Wellington location on Palomino Park. I was scheduled for 2 MRI tests to be done, with and without contrast. I was initially told that I had to fast for 8 hours, then next person I spoke to said fast for 4 hours and the third person said to fast for 6 hours. I finally called my Doctor's office and was told 2 to 4 hours, so I did 4 hours. I explained to Akumin that I am claustrophobic and I was supposed to be placed in an open MRI machine, I ended up in the closed machine. I was also told that I could get off of the table and walk around for 15 minutes or so in between the 2 MRI's, because I cannot lay on that hard table for 80 minutes straight because I have a very bad back and my blood sugar would crash if I was in the machine that long. I was told at the facility that I could not get off the table between the 2 tests because of the contrast, so I only did one of the MRI's, they rescheduled me to the second one on the next day.....then I got a call stating that the radiologist at Akumin said I can't have the contrast 2 days in a row, WHAT A MESS.......These people need to train the staff to tell people correct information and they need to learn that THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING FOR US (THE PATIENTS), WE ARE NOT WORKING FOR THEM.....
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