Help M.R.I. Wednesday

[Guest guest]

Don't feel too bad, my dil is terrified of hospitals and my son had to take

her for the MRI. My son phoned me after about 2 hours to tell me Jan had

threw up twice, fainted three times. I said to my son, I guess Jan is glad

it is over and he said, they haven't even started yet. I think the nurses

and doctors understand about anxiety attacks, just be sure they know ahead

of time what to expect. Did the doctor who diagnosed you with Fibro do any

testing on specific tender points? 11 or more tender points and widespread

pain are major symptoms less severe symptoms include, fatigue, stiffness,

numbness, dry eyes, poor memory and concentration, there are more but have

forgotten them. Just pretend we are all in the room with you, holding your

hand on Wed. Good luck and let us know how you make out.

Hugs

June

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[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I have recently had 2 MRI's, and my hospital lets me wear a night

mask over my eyes and earphones and I can bring my own music. I have

claustrophobia (my older brother locked me in a trunk in the garage

when we lived in Texas and I was 6 years old) The open MRI doesn't

bother me too much as long as I can see out, but I still go for the

headphones because I hate feeling confined. Last MRI I had, I was so

tired because I hadn't slept the night before, she had to wake me up

when it was over! My prayers and good thoughts will be with you

tmorrow,

Judi

[Guest guest]

Hi, Whitehouse!

Good luck tomorrow. Just make sure you tell them beforehand about how

anxious you feel about the MRI. Many people don't like the idea of an

MRI, but there are strategies and medications that can be used to help

you cope.

A couple of years ago, I had an open MRI done on my shoulder. That's the

only one I've ever had so I don't have anything to compare it to. I

don't panic easily, but I am fairly claustrophobic. The procedure wasn't

bad at all. Long, a little boring, but I was not afraid. Can't say that

I liked it, but I didn't dislike it.

If your insurance will allow, I think you should see a rheumatologist.

Let us know how you do with your MRI!

[ ] Help M.R.I. Wednesday

> Hi this is from Whitehouse, I am a female 52 from upstate NY.

> Thanks for the advice. I am scheduled for an MRI Wed. and

> having an anxiety attach about it. I had an MRI a month ago for my

> lower back, and I could hardly get off the table and walk to the car.

> I am phobic but this is an open MRI. Still it makes me very nervous.

> After all this time Comp and my doc. finally are scheduling it for my

> tennis elbow. It has been since Dec. 2001 and I have gone through

> hell with pain. Last summer I was so swollen in the elbow joint I

> would wake up crying in the night.

> Now things are less swollen and less pain and they decided to operate

> depending on the MRI results.

> Crazy.

> The weird thing is now my left arm is starting to ache. My ortho.

> doc. says I am overcompensating with my left arm.

> I am not sure if it is that or if I actually have the fibromalia?

> The first doc. I saw when I got hurt at work said I had that but

> never did any test to prove it. I had right elbow pain, right

> shoulder pain and lower back pain. Now left arm is acting up.

> I am so confused about this whole thing especially since comp. is

> draging it all out. They say because it is a repatition injury. If

> I had fallen off the bus it would be an actual accident.

> I have drivin the bus on the job for 24 yrs. and wonder if I just

> didn't wear out my right side of my body.

> I am a small frame person and it has been difficult doing this job,

> but I loved it.

> If I had know I would end up with all these problems I would have

> thought twice about doing it.

> I also have I.B.S. and anxiety disorder. These were mild until I got

> hurt and now they are worse because of paper work, rejections from

> disablity and so on.

> Comp. is paying me a little for my arm, but controveting my back.

> Disability says it is work related. I go round and round.

> Just recently my attorney put the insurance co. on notice to pay

> disability for my back, while we fight that out in court.

> My ortho. doc. has not helped my case and my attorney wants me to get

> a doc. more familiar with comp.

> Thats another long story.

> Help I can't stand the MRI and almost threw up with the last one.

> I thought I would just jump off the table, but somehow I made it

> through it.

> Amyone out there have this anxiety about MRI?

> Busdriver from NY.

[Guest guest]

Hi Whitehouse. I just had an MRI done last week. I had the regular MRI,

not the open. I was very apprehensive since I'd heard that it was scary

being put in the tube. The technician told me that if I kept still, the MRI

would be over in less than 15 minutes. I wanted it over with quickly so I

made up my mind to relax and close my eyes and just listen to the music in

the headphones they provided. For me the worse part was the noise the

machine made. It was pretty loud. I had to open my eyes out of curiosity,

and was surprised at how much light there was. Besides being well lit,

there is very good ventilation. I had no panicked feelings at all. After

looking around and checking it out, I just closed my eyes and pretended the

breeze was the ocean breeze and I was laying on the beach.

Good luck. I hope you can relax and not stress to much about the MRI. Your

mind is very powerful and trying to concentrate on pleasant things will help

you get through this.

a

> Hi this is from Whitehouse, I am a female 52 from upstate NY.

> Thanks for the advice. I am scheduled for an MRI Wed. and

> having an anxiety attach about it. I had an MRI a month ago for my

> lower back, and I could hardly get off the table and walk to the car.

> I am phobic but this is an open MRI. Still it makes me very nervous.

> After all this time Comp and my doc. finally are scheduling it for my

> tennis elbow. It has been since Dec. 2001 and I have gone through

> hell with pain. Last summer I was so swollen in the elbow joint I

> would wake up crying in the night.

> Now things are less swollen and less pain and they decided to operate

> depending on the MRI results.

> Crazy.

> The weird thing is now my left arm is starting to ache. My ortho.

> doc. says I am overcompensating with my left arm.

> I am not sure if it is that or if I actually have the fibromalia?

> The first doc. I saw when I got hurt at work said I had that but

> never did any test to prove it. I had right elbow pain, right

> shoulder pain and lower back pain. Now left arm is acting up.

> I am so confused about this whole thing especially since comp. is

> draging it all out. They say because it is a repatition injury. If

> I had fallen off the bus it would be an actual accident.

> I have drivin the bus on the job for 24 yrs. and wonder if I just

> didn't wear out my right side of my body.

> I am a small frame person and it has been difficult doing this job,

> but I loved it.

> If I had know I would end up with all these problems I would have

> thought twice about doing it.

> I also have I.B.S. and anxiety disorder. These were mild until I got

> hurt and now they are worse because of paper work, rejections from

> disablity and so on.

> Comp. is paying me a little for my arm, but controveting my back.

> Disability says it is work related. I go round and round.

> Just recently my attorney put the insurance co. on notice to pay

> disability for my back, while we fight that out in court.

> My ortho. doc. has not helped my case and my attorney wants me to get

> a doc. more familiar with comp.

> Thats another long story.

> Help I can't stand the MRI and almost threw up with the last one.

> I thought I would just jump off the table, but somehow I made it

> through it.

> Amyone out there have this anxiety about MRI?

> Busdriver from NY.

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