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Am on the list for an “ urgent” MRI in Brandon....any idea of time line...was told possibly 2 weeks...but wait list on the Manitoba health list says 9 weeks for Brandon....what has been your time line Been for MRI wait.

18 months later finally got my mri

Call the hospital and see what they say, certain exams urgency wise will be done quicker than others obviously

My urgent mri took close to 6 months.

I waited 7 months for mine..just had it in July

Hubby just had one of his knee, waited less than 2 weeks

Emer__URGENT is less than 14 days  
Urgent should be less than 2-4 weeks  
Most doctors choose elective so people are waiting 1 to 8 months

Last time I had a MRI I was in within 2 days but that is because WCB forces peoples hands a little more.

If you are able to travel, you can request to go to any hospital in Manitoba for your MRI.  
 
My wife's MRI was scheduled for something like 8 weeks away at Brandon. The waitlist website showed Selkirk had lowest wait, so she had her doctor send the request to Selkirk. We got a 10am Sunday appointment 2-3 weeks later.  
 
Andrew

Yes we discussed going to an MRI outside of Brandon but with us being in the “ orange “ Covid level...they are not quick to take from this area

A few February's ago i was nearly a cripple. My local doctor didn't even look at me, just wrote a pres:cription for pills. I told her i didn't want pills and wasn't even able to feed my cattle. She's said she would get me into Brandon for am MRI in September! I was able to get in to see a proper doctor who after actually looking at me said Brandon is really backed up, i should have been sent to Morden, and if i wasn't in by the end of the week to call. I was in. Arrived 1 hour early thinking the waiting room would be full. Not one person there. The MRI didn't take very long and there was still no one in the waiting room when i left. I asked the nurse why if there was such long waiting lists they wouldn't do more. She said they have to leave room for emergencies. I said yea but not the whole day. I would gladly wait and extra half hour if a emergency arose. Very disappointed in our health care system.

I waited 5 weeks. It would have been only 2 weeks but I did not get to the phone in time when they called me with a cancellation.

Speaking with diagnostic today, seems central booking ( which is Winnipeg ) Is 2 weeks behind ...so may take a while since it’s been 5 days & Brandon doesn’t have the request for the MRI yet!

Update ...  
Changed my listing from Brandon only for my MRI to anywhere within 2 hrs from Brandon. I just call from the Pan An Clinic In Winnipeg & have taken a cancelled appointment for This Sunday!

I got a private MRI in Regina within 6 days. Alberta is cheaper. This site compares a bunch of options. Helped me a lot.  
 
https://www.manitobamri.com/

i want to know how that’s possible? i was supposed to be going there on the 9th for an appointment on my wrist, had to wait a year to even get the appt when dr said it’d take 2 weeks. they called last week cancelling my appointment till the new year 2 days after i confirmed the appt

Wheel gets the oil. Please remember the the only advocate for your own health is you. We tend to treat the medical profession with kid gloves. They are still providing a service by which they get paid handsomely. Don’t just say ok to things,ask questions, ask why. Totally understandable that Covid is going to slow things down but as professionals, they still have to behave as such. Our health is not something for someone else to stand up for.

“Emergent” and “urgent” recommendations are often confused by patients. They are not the same. These (along with elective) refer to different timelines that the physician suggests as acceptable for the procedure, obviously the Emergency being the higher priority. And even within each of the 3 there are different levels of priority...for example if you go in with a finger chopped off, it would certainly be an emergency. If, right behind you, a guy is carried in with a javelin stuck through his lung, he will receive treatment before your finger does. I don’t think urgent necessarily refers to a situation that will be permanently life-altering if not dealt with within a certain period of time. Not sure what time that is...3-6-12 months? It’s more like - yes there is an issue, you’re not going to die from it, we’ll wait for a lull in emergent situations and then get you in.

I got in for mine in 2 weeks because I had a fractured tibia..

Last summer. Same thing when I arrived no one was there and when I left no one was there except the booking nurse. The MRI Machine costs an amazing amount of money you would think it would get more use.

What I usually do, at about the 2 week mark if you haven't gotten a letter or call, call the hospital area where they do MRI's (diagnostics? - not sure where in the hospital exactly). they are always helpful and nice. Just ask if they see your name and if they know how long approx. They have always been helpful to me. Nothing wrong with you calling to find out (in fact, I think it is pro active). Hope it helps

I have been waiting since August for my MRI. I have been in a fair amount of pain every day since the end of June, but compared to some, I guess I am not considered urgent. I am supposed to get it later in December, so I have my fingers crossed.

FYI... Ultimately it is a radiologist that determines the urgency of all diagnostic imaging exams. Just because your doctor marks it as urgent does not mean it will be! You’re best to call the booking office to enquire directly with them.