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MRI-Ever had one?
03-14-2018 | Me

Posted on 03/14/2018 9:28:41 PM PDT by Kevin in California

So I've been having very bad sinus issues for the longest time and finally got my Dr to schedule me for a cat scan which resulted in mild mucosal thickening within the floor of the maxillary sinuses. Also, it found I had a non specific boney loss/defect at the right skull base as well as TMJ degenerative changes. This scan ultimately led to my Dr ordering an MRI. Well, this past Monday I went in to do the MRI. I was all prepped up and asked the tech how long it was gonna take...45 mins he said. I go, YIKES! Well, I then get this contraption attached to my head, a pair of ear plugs, and the squeeze ball to alert the tech in the event I want out. Into the tube/machine I go and I hear the tech leave the room. It was then, I start to sweat and feel I cannot breath. This, before the MRI has even begun. I'm in panic/anxiety mode now so I squeeze the hell out of the ball. It seemed like an eternity before the tech comes back in the room and gets me the hell out of that thing. I felt like I was about to be buried alive. Long story short, I went home and was a wreck. Now, my Dr wants to give me a sedative and do the MRI in a bigger and open MRI machine and now I'm terrified to get into one.

Ever have an MRI? If so, your thoughts?


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To: Kevin in California

I had a couple of MRI’s for my teeth. It only took a few minutes. I now pull in radio stations....

I think the doctors you have are really aliens that want to probe you if it takes them 45 minutes. Maybe they are grilling you for a snack later on.


121 posted on 03/15/2018 11:34:40 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound
The docs are looking for anything out of the ordinary.
Make sure the doc does not hold his thumb over the image. They might miss something.....
ping
122 posted on 03/15/2018 11:44:26 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

On the subject of your MRI...Only ever had one but it seems to me that the biggest concern should be over the use of that injection of a radioactive solution for image contrast. Particularly if you have any kidney issues...


123 posted on 03/15/2018 11:52:10 AM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: SuperLuminal
I have never had any sort of radioactive solution used for an MRI.

CAT yes, MRI no.

124 posted on 03/15/2018 12:08:59 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: Kevin in California
I have had quite a few MRIs. I have Grave's Disease, which manifested itself in my eyes, so I have had to have my head MRI'd several times. I have also had back problems, and my back was MRI'd several times, along with my neck.

I have never cared much for the experience. I've only had the "closed" MRIs where you go into the tube. I have now had so many that I have developed claustrophobia whenever I am in one. For my last MRI, they gave me some sort of sedative to make it more bearable. If they had not done so, I would have probably reacted the way you did.

125 posted on 03/15/2018 1:14:04 PM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Time to get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US!)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Whoops! I stand corrected...


126 posted on 03/15/2018 3:52:40 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
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To: SuperLuminal
An MRI is actually safer then a CAT but a CAT is faster, cheaper and easier. Which is why they tend to opt for the CAT time is of essence but for the MRI if possible.
127 posted on 03/15/2018 4:48:32 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!! Or maybe midgets....)
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To: RandallFlagg

small fragments can move. they can check with scan or xray if needed


128 posted on 03/16/2018 2:19:00 AM PDT by LadyDoc (Liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: redcatcherb412
usually they check x ray before they do it. but carrying a card with this information or a medic alert bracelet could warn them.
129 posted on 03/16/2018 2:21:26 AM PDT by LadyDoc (Liberals only love politically correct poor people)
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To: Kevin in California

Every year, and sometimes more.

Close your eyes. Breathe.

It’s noisy. But the results are magical.


130 posted on 03/16/2018 2:51:23 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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