No serious operation or procedure will be done by any doctor having some mailed x-ray photos.
They will do new one right there and if there is no time - there is no time to mail stuff around.
What kind of nerd fantasy is it?
I went once with x-ray on cd that was weeks old for procedure - doctor there went “yeah cool, I don’t care, it is my risk we do new one by personel I know on equipment I know”.
Is this a regional difference? In the US, my experience has been like the other poster, it's normal for them to wait days or weeks for xrays from radiology specialty places. Maybe it's a rural thing where many providers don't have their own radiologist and end up outsourcing it.
I think the distinction is, the Dr orders the x-rays from a place they have a relationship with and waiting for it, vs, you bringing x-rays from some unknown source.
They will do new one right there and if there is no time - there is no time to mail stuff around.
What kind of nerd fantasy is it?
I went once with x-ray on cd that was weeks old for procedure - doctor there went “yeah cool, I don’t care, it is my risk we do new one by personel I know on equipment I know”.