Ok this is just weird

[Joiedecour]

So in an attempt to get organized I get out planner, notice my 6 month appt with neuro is on day kids off school so I call to see if I can maybe change it. So receptionist says you know you have 2 appts? Kinda surprised. She reads off date then RTC. I say what does RTC mean?

She says I don't know, it just says RTC dx MS. I remember now that this was a 6 month made previously which I thought had been cancelled when I got moved up after optic neuritis. But so far as I know I am not diagnosed with nuthing. Any thoughts on RTC dx MS? Insurance purposes? For claims? Feeling a little shaky after that. So much for trying to get organized.

[Joiedecour]

Finally got to talk to nurse. The letter 'you have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis' was generated automatically in my medical record because the ms code
was used. I am 'possible ms.'  So all good, fretting for nothing. Thanks for feedback! Kyle you are always right!

[kwarendorf]

RTC does seem to mean Return to Clinic.

This is from the medical dictionary at thefreedictionary.com:

"r.t.c.,
abbreviation for return to clinic, noted on the chart, usually followed by a date on which a subsequent appointment has been made for the patient.
Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. © 2009, Elsevier."

If you have not been told directly that your dx is MS, then it is not. I would not speak with receptionists or nurses at this point. I would ask to speak with the doctor and ask directly' "Do I have MS."

You are entitled to speak with the doctor.

Kyle

[Joiedecour]

Thanks, all. So while waiting for nurse to call back, I got curious and set up access to my online info. Same information about a dx there too. I am totally confused right now. I do not think it is possible to be dx'd without knowing. And yet, there it is clear as day. I hope she calls soon. I hope it's all to do with automation and insurance codes. Maybe things are generated automatically for record when a certain billing code is used?

[HVAC]

I had a receptionist call in other patient's prescriptions under my . Who knows.

[aspen2]

RTC seems to mean "return to clinic".  Otherwise I can't help you ... I do understand the shaky feeling BUT it could be just a normal notation.

[immisceo]

I'd say don't get ahead of yourself here. The receptionist wasn't particularly professional in this instance. A nurse or doctor would be able to discuss this immediately with you. If she didn't understand it, she had no business reading it out and leaving you with nothing but questions and concerns.

Until you can get straight answers I'd try (easier said than done!) not to dwell on it. It could be just an internal shorthand so they know what you're there querying in the most efficient way possible when your appointment arrives.