Re: General Anaesthetic for MRI

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My daughter just went through this and they used gas to sedate her for her MRI. No needles just versed and gas. Easy and 45 minutes it was over. Just a thought. Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 18, 2011, at 2:23 AM, "emmajaneellis" <emmajaneellis@...> wrote:

Hi all,

Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

(We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy to wait and see if things progress otherwise).

I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no other abnormalities.

Emma-Jane

(mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

[Guest guest]

Absolutely get the MRI now. You can get sedation MRIs with the IV and that just

makes them sleep very deeply. Or they can do Gas and full general anesthesia.

I think that they told us they would rather do general for our son at that age,

honestly I can't remember why. This last time at 2.5 they did sedation. I will

say that they were 2 different hospitals. The general anesthesia seemed easy

for him, honestly. With the sedation there was an IV and he really fought it,

and we had a harder time getting him under. Also he didn't wake up as well or

as fast. He also had some bladder control issues all day. That is just our

experience. Neither were bad. I also think it varies drastically from facility

to facility.

Jenn

>

> Hi all,

>

> Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our

daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

> I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

> (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in

for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy

to wait and see if things progress otherwise).

> I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no

other abnormalities.

>

> Emma-Jane

> (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

>

[Guest guest]

Get the MRI for sure. Make sure they do both brain and spine. Its very

important they do both. My son was 9 mos old when he had his 1st MRI and they

just used sedation and it worked just fine. The hardest part was getting the iv

in but he woke up fine and wanted his bottle right away. He was his old self

within an hour.

emmajaneellis <emmajaneellis@...> wrote:

>Hi all,

>

>Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our

daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

>I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

>(We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in for

an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy to

wait and see if things progress otherwise).

>I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no

other abnormalities.

>

>Emma-Jane

>(mother of Holly, 17 mont

[Guest guest]

Yep, Bex has had full anesthesia 2 times for MRIs here in L.A., and his 3rd one was at SLC Primary Children's in Utah- they did a deep sedation that was harder for him to wake up from. To be honest, the sedation for Bex was worse, he couldn't hold his neck up by himself and woke up very, very slowly with more after effects (more drowsy/out of it for a longer period of time). Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3.5 years old, in 9th cast from Salt Lake City Shriners, currently down from 63 degrees to 14.6 in cast. You can read Bexon's Story on www.GirltoMom.com)From: genericallyloud <jennifer.leggett@...>infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Tue, January 18, 2011 5:03:49 AMSubject: Re: General Anaesthetic for MRI

Absolutely get the MRI now. You can get sedation MRIs with the IV and that just makes them sleep very deeply. Or they can do Gas and full general anesthesia. I think that they told us they would rather do general for our son at that age, honestly I can't remember why. This last time at 2.5 they did sedation. I will say that they were 2 different hospitals. The general anesthesia seemed easy for him, honestly. With the sedation there was an IV and he really fought it, and we had a harder time getting him under. Also he didn't wake up as well or as fast. He also had some bladder control issues all day. That is just our experience. Neither were bad. I also think it varies drastically from facility to facility.

Jenn

>

> Hi all,

>

> Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

> I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

> (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy to wait and see if things progress otherwise).

> I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no other abnormalities.

>

> Emma-Jane

> (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

>

[Guest guest]

We did sedation when our son had the MRI done and they did the prep work (placed

the numbing cream) in case he woke up during the procedure and needed an IV.

He didn't have any trouble though and he woke up on his own once it was over.

Very painless!!! Good luck to you!

- 's Mommy 2nd cast

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> Hi all,

>

> Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our

daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

> I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

> (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in

for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy

to wait and see if things progress otherwise).

> I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no

other abnormalities.

>

> Emma-Jane

> (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone experienced low oxygen when they woke up from anesthesia?Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless handheldFrom: NIck Guthe <nickguthe@...>Sender: infantile scoliosis treatment Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:04:53 -0800 (PST)<infantile scoliosis treatment >Reply infantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Re: Re: General Anaesthetic for MRI Yep, Bex has had full anesthesia 2 times for MRIs here in L.A., and his 3rd one was at SLC Primary Children's in Utah- they did a deep sedation that was harder for him to wake up from. To be honest, the sedation for Bex was worse, he couldn't hold his neck up by himself and woke up very, very slowly with more after effects (more drowsy/out of it for a longer period of time). Heidi, Bexon's Mommy, (3.5 years old, in 9th cast from Salt Lake City Shriners, currently down from 63 degrees to 14.6 in cast. You can read Bexon's Story on www.GirltoMom.com) Absolutely get the MRI now. You can get sedation MRIs with the IV and that just makes them sleep very deeply. Or they can do Gas and full general anesthesia. I think that they told us they would rather do general for our son at that age, honestly I can't remember why. This last time at 2.5 they did sedation. I will say that they were 2 different hospitals. The general anesthesia seemed easy for him, honestly. With the sedation there was an IV and he really fought it, and we had a harder time getting him under. Also he didn't wake up as well or as fast. He also had some bladder control issues all day. That is just our experience. Neither were bad. I also think it varies drastically from facility to facility. Jenn>> Hi all,> > Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!> I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure? > (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy to wait and see if things progress otherwise).> I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no other abnormalities.> > Emma-Jane> (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)>

[Guest guest]

I would go with general anesthesia, our son's first MRI was with sedation only

and he woke up part way through and they couldn't give him any more because he

had already had the max dose. The after affects are horrible he had no control

over his body and was like a newborn baby all over again at 15 months and was

very frustrated. He could not hold his head up or sit up or even walk for about

24hours after the procedure. They did tell us that this would happen but we

never imagined it would be that hard. He has had several MRI's since all under

general due to his Chiari Malformation and I have to say we would rather go that

route. Of course this is just our experience and my opinion. Hope it helps with

your decision.

Rochelle mom to Devyn 5yrs Infantile Scoliosis (0 degrees cast and brace free

for 3yrs) Chiari 1 (decompressed March 2007)

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> > Hi all,

> >

> > Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our

daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

> > I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

> > (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in

for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy

to wait and see if things progress otherwise).

> > I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no

other abnormalities.

> >

> > Emma-Jane

> > (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Emma-Jane, great you can get in quickly now for the MRI. Isabelle also had

to have a general for both the MRI and subsequent CT scan. The MRI actually

took almost 2 hours - hence my understanding there were no alternatives offered

to a general.

Regards Katrina

>

> Hi all,

>

> Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our

daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray today!

> I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

> (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in

for an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy

to wait and see if things progress otherwise).

> I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no

other abnormalities.

>

> Emma-Jane

> (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

>

[Guest guest]

This was really good timing, asking the question about MRIs and sedation/anesthesia, as it applies to right now.  We're trying to make a decision right now - do we cast first then do the MRI?  Do we ask for general or just sedation for the MRI?  We really want to limit her expose and time under any sedative.

I went through the emails, hoping to find some consistency in responses, but really, I cannot find any!Some of you have done sedation, via IV, without gas, and had no problems.  Others said sedation with gas was harder, and that general seemed easier.

On the full anesthesia side, some of you said it seemed harder, and made the kids more drowsy.  Others of you said it seemed much easier - that they woke up easier.  In fact, some of you even said that you switched to general because of the bad experience with the sedation.

I wish there was a common ground, but there really isn't.  This makes the decision much harder, I will admit, but thank you to everyone for responding.On the subject of general - did that mean your child was intubated? 

Father to (3 years old), 57*, prepping for first riser cast

[Guest guest]

After the first two casts (under general anesthesia) our daughter experienced

low oxygen saturation and was kept an additional night at Shriners Hospital. She

has a repaired heart defect, so they were being cautious. The past two casts

she has done much better with her oxygen levels.

mom to Audrey, 4th cast, SLC

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > Just wondering if there are any alternatives to a general for an MRI. Our

> >daughter is 17 months old, and wouldn't even stand still for her x- ray

today!

> > I was wondering if anyone had used sedation instead for the procedure?

> > (We had a second opinion from an ortho today and he said he could get us in

for

> >an MRI in the next few weeks if that is what we want - he said he is happy to

> >wait and see if things progress otherwise).

> > I feel as though we should get the MRI so we know for sure that there are no

> >other abnormalities.

> >

> > Emma-Jane

> > (mother of Holly, 17 months, hemi vertebrae at L3)

> >

>