Dear all,
Yesterday I had the capillairoscopy, the vascular assistant “scanned” four fingers on each hand (not the thumbs) with 100x enlargement and two fingers on each hand (only little fingers and ring fingers) with 300x enlargement. They asked if I am left or right handed. I’m right handed.
The person who scanned my nailfolds said I have a lot of hemorrhages.
Today I received the testresult from the doctor of internal medicine who looked at the pictures. He literally wrote down three words in the two paged capillairoscopy result form: “totally normal picture”. And he checked the box hemorrhages but didn’t put down one word as explanation. He sent this form (not the pictures) to the hospital where I’m treated.
I looked at the pictures myself and see hemorrhages on six fingers: on the middle, ring and little fingers on both hands. Hereby a picture of my ring finger of my left hand.
I have sent the pictures to my hospital.
I’m hugely disappointed in the test result this internist concluded.
Firstly because it is, in my opinion, not normal to have so many hemorrhages that spontaneously arise on six of my 10 fingers and certainly not normal regarding all my medical issues so far. Secondly because this internist should be ashamed of daring to report three words and check one box without any explanation.
Coming Monday I will have the appointment with the specialist (doctor to be) and I’m so afraid they will just say nothing is wrong with me based on what this internist in a different hospital said….
I understand your frustration but normal might be contextual / for example if a test is for a specific condition or conditions then the result is normal if it's negative for those conditions, the haemorrhage is noted and might lead to more tests for other causes. I'd calm down and await speaking to your doctor. It's very positive that the test was negative for connective tissue abnormalities!
The Bear may be on the right track. Normal for Raynaud's is probably showing haemorrhages.
I have Systemic sclerosis and my nailfolds have looked just like your pictures, but with the naked eye, for years.
I have positive gastro changes, no peristalsis in my stomach so I am told and Achalasia of my Oesophagus, definite muscular atrophy in my bowel and I don't know what else and what do they say after a Gastroscopy or Colonoscopy - yes Normal Result!!!!! Go figure. Normal for me I guess.