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I have an injury I did in late Oct to my right ring finger . I got it caught in a food mixer; it went round and round. Went to ER they X rayed and said it wasn't broken and it was soft tissue and would get better in 2 weeks. It got rapidly better over the first 10 days and since then it hasn't improved much (maybe pain has reduced) , after around 3 weeks I started physio and then did that for around 4 weeks and then he told me it would just take time and it would get better I was leading a normal life and to go home. It hasn't got better; its occasionally painful, I occasionally stub it. The big joint is still swollen and the finger permanently bent forward. It can flex forward about 60% but even wnen pushed does not straighten. I suspect I maybe dislocated it multiple times and then it went back in?
Anyway, will be in UK next week and wondered about getting a private MRI; the wait list here is very long and private ones are exceedingly expensive. The wait for the hand clinic to refer me for MRI would be around 6-7 months for first consultation.
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Is it worth getting an MRI to confirm diagnosis/what is going on?
Can I refer myself and get report myself?
Can anyone recommend one in SE england?
I saw these may be 200GBP or so?
If I don't live in UK is this an issue (I suspect not as I am paying)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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gryphea, you would need to be referred for an MRI by an orthopaedic surgeon on their advice. First port of call is a consultation. Have you been back to your doctor? Each decent sized hospital in the SE will have an orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest or sole role in hand surgery so investigate the hospitals close to where you are staying.
An MRI wait of 6-7 months is a very long one these days 
Hope you get sorted.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Ditto, however, you can see an ortho surgeon privately. If you are planning on having a private MRI, then consider this, especially if your time in the UK is limited. The wait for an appointment with a hand surgeon can also be frustratingly long on the NHS but not of the 6-7 month variety ( more likely weeks).
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Old Skool, sorry I did mean to say private. Presumed would have to be as gryphea is not a UK resident and also has time constraints.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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gryphea, I don't think you need an MRI as a first port of call, you need to see a good consultant surgeon and a good sports physio. You know what kind of forces the finger was subjected to, and so they can have a very good idea of the nature and extent of injury. The mobility restrictions will be diagnostic. Try Stanmore.
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valais2, everybody wants MRIs these days, thankfully they are not self referral 
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| valais2, everybody wants MRIs these days, thankfully they are not self referral |
Lou, there are some places you can self refer!
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gryphea, good luck with it. I think you can find places where you can self refer (I know one but it is in the North West). They will want a named doctor to be able to send the report to but can't see why they wouldn't send this to your doc in Canada.
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The wait for an appointment with a hand surgeon can also be frustratingly long on the NHS but not of the 6-7 month variety .
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Thanks guys. The tricky thing is that in Calgary we no longer have a family doctor or GP. Ours moved and new doctors arriving at our surgery have full lists. Its a bizzare system and I think around 20% of Calgarian population don't have a family doctor cos they can't get one. I can get an appointment at my local surgery but they won't refer people who aren't their patients. So I need to go to a walk-in; this takes a lot of time.
Am in UK; but have now run out of time............
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