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What does a neurologist want with a CT-scan of your body?

Hi there, I wondered...the neurologists assistant called me the other day that the results of the blood tests were in. The neurologist saw something and she wanted me to make a ct-scan (thorax). I have to wait 2 months till I get the results of all the tests, what can the doctor have seen? She tested mostly on muscle diseases, so what muscle disease (or other conditions) can show something on a CT-scan? Two months of waiting is a lot... Greetings, Ann

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1. There are so many possibilities, especially without knowing your symptoms. Your best bet is to ask your doctor directly. You are the patient, and you have a right to know what they are testing you for.
2. Your best bet would be to call your neurologist's office to find out what they are looking for. There's a pretty long list of things that she might be trying to find and some possibilities are pretty scary and some are not, so guessing isn't going to provide much peace of mind.