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jamiecotc
13 May 2008 @ 05:27 pm
Apparently I've very claustrophobic ...  
Tried to do the MRI today, but I've never had one done and did not realize how tight it was going to be.  I couldn't hack it, not for 40 minutes anyway. Anyway, I'm rescheduled for another one and they will try and sedate me.  I'll keep everyone advised.
 
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Jenn Dolari[info]jenndolari on May 13th, 2008 10:00 pm (UTC)
Oh, man, I feel for you. I had an MRI done for a problem with my right ear. Having your face stuffed in a cage and shoved into a tube wasn't my idea of fun. I did make it through, though. Not something I'm gonna try again anytime soon.
geri: texturedleaf[info]gerimaple on May 13th, 2008 10:57 pm (UTC)
ew. that sounds even less fun than needing one in the first place. this is one of those moments where i'm very thankful for the titanium plates in my jaws - I cant have MRI's as a result of the metal.

Good luck next time.
Carlota[info]dollraves on May 13th, 2008 11:06 pm (UTC)
Duke Hospital used to have an open MRI-room for claustrophobic people. I don't know what the wait-list for that is, but you might check and see if that's an option for you, if you're okay driving up to Durham...
TxRedhead[info]txredhead on May 14th, 2008 12:00 am (UTC)
You might also look into an open MRI. I knwo there is no way in hell I could do one of the traditional ones. Let us know when it will be and I'll send you lots of good thoughts.
bodandra[info]bodandra on May 14th, 2008 12:09 am (UTC)
I hope you can handle the re-try for your MRI. I have a friend who says that she falls asleep in the machine.
I don't, instead I listen to the water moving around in my head.
It's pretty strange, but it seems to be safe.
Silver Adept[info]silveradept on May 14th, 2008 12:59 am (UTC)
Oh, yes, rather claustrophobic. I listened to the rhythm of the machine for the time that I had to be in it. It's pretty bad if you're not fond of closed spaces.
Carlota[info]dollraves on May 14th, 2008 05:15 am (UTC)
For me, it wasn't the claustrophobic feeling that got me... it was the sound of the machine, like I was trying to use a jackhammer for a pillow. They gave me earplugs, but there's just no blocking out that noise.
Silver Adept[info]silveradept on May 14th, 2008 05:19 am (UTC)
No, there's no blocking it, even with the earplugs. That's why I let my musical sense wander and see if it couldn't make something of the matter.
Maggie[info]sillymagpie on May 14th, 2008 05:41 am (UTC)
Whoof. That's a long time to be in an MRI. They had to give me one for gallbladder surgery, but I don't recall it taking nearly that long. Either that or I was completely spaced out on drugs...
guerrillasuit[info]guerrillasuit on May 15th, 2008 01:53 pm (UTC)
I hated getting an MRI. I am with you on that Jamie. I could barely hold still, myself. (Mine was for an ear problem as well.)

No change in your vision?