Anybody ever have an MRI?

[BigBadBrian]

Anybody ever have an MRI? I have to have another one. I had one before about 6 years ago but I was heavily sedated and don't remember much.

I'm claustrophobic and I think I'm going to freak the hell out.

How long does it last? The doctor gave me Ativan to calm me down.

[DrMaddVibe]

It's a "walk in the park"!

Relax.

[Carmine]

I had one before. If you are claustrophobic, Sorry BBB, but you will not like this. Mine took 50 minutes...best thing to do is just close your eyes and relax. It was 8 years ago that I had mine, I have heard they do have "open" ones now. I hope for you sake, its an open test.

[Fabulous Shadow]

I have had 2. Find out if you can get an "OPEN SYSTEM" MRI. You don't have to go in the tube. I have had BOTH kinds and found the Open System type to be a walk in the park.

They generally last about 45 mins... Too damn long to be in a tube!

[DLR7884]

Yeah, I hope you have the open one too!

DLR7884
Just double up on the drugs and get some Z's.

[distortion9]

Just recently had a "Stand Up" MRI done for my back....it was great. They had a wide screen tv set up playing old Honeymooner episodes, I shit you not.

I've also had a "closed" MRI done way back. Didn't bother me much, it was just REALLY hard to stay perfectly still for so long.

Look into the "Stand Up" thing.

[smaz]

I think it was one of those I had, or it was something similar. I swear it took about 10 mins or so, but I'm not sure. I got given shite music to listen to, and almost fell asleep. They're easy, just lie there and wait. You should get an alarm or something you can press if you need to stop at any time though.

[Ally_Kat]

my father takes them every other week it seems now.

His last about 45 mins in the tube. They should ask you if you are claustrophobic and when they tell you, they'll most likely knock you out for it. If they just give you something to take the edge off of your worry, they'll also give you some headphones to listen to.

It is also rather loud in them. That's mainly why they give you the headphones.

But yeah, if you are worried that you'll freak out, just warn them before hand and take the snooze.

edit -- Dad says they'll also inject you with something before they start.

[Jesterstar]

If I am not mistaken a MRI means that the cylinder is going to shrink to the size of your body cutting off your air and circulation for almost a full minuet. But I am only totally certain of that. I hear it can kill a closterphobic also.

[distortion9]

wtf?

[GAR]

What the open system does is microwave your fuckin' brains until the Alien's homing selector pin falls outta your head - and they do this because the damned thing is so hard to find with x-rays: very small, metallic but does not show up in imaging.



The amplified waves of over 300,000 MegaGAUSS® induced directly into the forehead actually vibrates the little bastard sufficiently to the extent that it breaks thru the surface of the skin no matter how deeply embedded in yer skull, whereupon a hi-frequency microsensor detects when it hits the metal pan behind the foam pillow you lay down on.



Fuck ATAVAN, ask for some SHIATSU. And a Percodan pushed up the arse.. that'll calm you down some really good, now!

[Fabulous Shadow]

I was never injected with anything? I stayed awake and without meds both times. I closed my eyes before going in and NEVER opened them. I did bacis relaxation techniques while in the tube. I did get a lil freaked the first time and almost had to ask them to get me out, but I just did some deep breathing and it wore off.

[DLR7884]

I thought they did injections or made you drink some sort of liquid when you got a CAT scan....

DLR7884
Not an MRI....I'm probably mistaken though.

[GAR]

Originally posted by Fabulous Shadow
I was never injected with anything? I stayed awake and without meds both times. I closed my eyes before going in and NEVER opened them.

meh.

what a fun lay you seem to be.

you probably frigg it under the covers, with the lights and TV off too.

[smaz]

Originally posted by GAR


What the open system does is microwave your fuckin' brains until the Alien's homing selector pin falls outta your head - and they do this because the damned thing is so hard to find with x-rays: very small, metallic but does not show up in imaging.



The amplified waves of over 300,000 MegaGAUSS® induced directly into the forehead actually vibrates the little bastard sufficiently to the extent that it breaks thru the surface of the skin no matter how deeply embedded in yer skull, whereupon a hi-frequency microsensor detects when it hits the metal pan behind the foam pillow you lay down on.



Fuck ATAVAN, ask for some SHIATSU. And a Percodan pushed up the arse.. that'll calm you down some really good, now!

Fantastic....