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Yoda, I understand that you're in pain, but I don't get it the situation.
The problem I hear with your pdoc is that he chastised you about not being able to get the closed MRI--you wasted $, people's time. That comes across clear.
I don't hear anything in what you wrote about the fantasies coming from your pdoc. They seem to have nothing to do with the anger you felt from him. It sounds like those issues are irrelevant.
I don't know how long he’s seen you, but a good doc should help prepare people for any tests they'll be taking, explain it, explore possible side-effects, reasons pro/con about it, ask questions about possible issues (you’re not the only claustrophobic to be assigned an MRI). Did he know of your claustrophobia (sources of it aside)? If so, he should have picked up on the potential problem there since he knows the machines, etc. In any case, he should've done more. He might have been projecting his anger at himself for not having done an adequate job—which he didn’t do. The patient isn’t expected to have technical expertise to foresee your situation; the doc is.
I agree with sunrise. You need to make an appt. You're trying to mind read--was he bothered by the fantasies I told him about, etc.? The other thing is that it is always the patient’s responsibility to follow up to make sure they get their next appt. A pdoc's office can be quite busy. The email method is probably not appropriate for him on some of this—like what else to do? The first thing is have him go over the report with you. If you don't do that, then the money really was wasted.
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