Guest guest Posted January 2, 2000 Report Share Posted January 2, 2000 Jimmy, You're quite correct. That particular test is an angiogram. I had one done in '77. It's hell. Kramer Re: Torture Tests > > >I forget the name of my worse test.It's the one where you lay on the table >and those big black disc rotate around you,stopping every so often and make >your head so hot you think it's going to pop.The whole time the Dr is >running a wire cam thru you which he inserted thru the groin.I was pretty >sick back then,but I think its an angiogram?,anybody know the test? >Jimmy >p.s. " turn your head and cough " is no picnic either. > Re: Need Help >> >> HELLO, WELL I SURE THOUGHT OF ALL OF THE HORRIBLE TESTS >> THAT I HAD IN THE 70,S I KNOW THE PNEUMOINSUFFRIGRAM IS >> WHERE THEY PUT ME IN A CHAIR AND STRAPPED ME IN IT FELT >> LIKE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR I WAS SO AFRAID AND THEN THE >> ROOM WAS FULL OF DRS AND NURSES, ONE NURSE HAD A BLANKET >> AND ONE HAD A COLD TOWEL AND A PAN AND THEN THEY VLEW >> AIR IN MY BRAIN AND I REMEMBER CRYING AND VOMITING AND >> BEGGING THEM TO STOP AND THEN 4 MEN TURNED ME OVER AND >> OVER TO TAKE THE PICTURES OF MY BRAIN IT WAS THE ONE >> TEST THAT FOUND MY TUMOR AND SAVED MY LIFE ALSO I HAD >> THE ONE THAT WENT FROM THE GROIN TO MY BRAIN THIS WAS >> ALL DONE AT A HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND THE NEXT MORNING I WAS >> TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO USSF HOSPITAL THEY HAD TO WAIT 2 >> DAYS TO DO SURGERY BECAUSE I WAS SO WEAK FROM THE TESTS, >> I SAY THANK GOD EVERY TIME I HAVE AN MRI!!! GAIL ROSE >> >> >___________________________________________________________________________ _ >___ >> >___________________________________________________________________________ _ >___ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2000 Report Share Posted January 3, 2000 In a message dated 1/3/2000 3:51:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, HandsomeJimmy@... writes: << I forget the name of my worse test.It's the one where you lay on the table and those big black disc rotate around you,stopping every so often and make your head so hot you think it's going to pop.The whole time the Dr is running a wire cam thru you which he inserted thru the groin >> You sure the Dr wasn't a little green man in a space suit? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2000 Report Share Posted January 3, 2000 I forget the name of my worse test.It's the one where you lay on the table and those big black disc rotate around you,stopping every so often and make your head so hot you think it's going to pop.The whole time the Dr is running a wire cam thru you which he inserted thru the groin.I was pretty sick back then,but I think its an angiogram?,anybody know the test? Jimmy p.s. " turn your head and cough " is no picnic either. Re: Need Help > > HELLO, WELL I SURE THOUGHT OF ALL OF THE HORRIBLE TESTS > THAT I HAD IN THE 70,S I KNOW THE PNEUMOINSUFFRIGRAM IS > WHERE THEY PUT ME IN A CHAIR AND STRAPPED ME IN IT FELT > LIKE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR I WAS SO AFRAID AND THEN THE > ROOM WAS FULL OF DRS AND NURSES, ONE NURSE HAD A BLANKET > AND ONE HAD A COLD TOWEL AND A PAN AND THEN THEY VLEW > AIR IN MY BRAIN AND I REMEMBER CRYING AND VOMITING AND > BEGGING THEM TO STOP AND THEN 4 MEN TURNED ME OVER AND > OVER TO TAKE THE PICTURES OF MY BRAIN IT WAS THE ONE > TEST THAT FOUND MY TUMOR AND SAVED MY LIFE ALSO I HAD > THE ONE THAT WENT FROM THE GROIN TO MY BRAIN THIS WAS > ALL DONE AT A HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND THE NEXT MORNING I WAS > TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO USSF HOSPITAL THEY HAD TO WAIT 2 > DAYS TO DO SURGERY BECAUSE I WAS SO WEAK FROM THE TESTS, > I SAY THANK GOD EVERY TIME I HAVE AN MRI!!! GAIL ROSE > > ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ > ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2000 Report Share Posted January 3, 2000 > You sure the Dr wasn't a little green man in a space suit? > > Pete Could of been,He had a mask on,but everytime my head got hot he sprinkled vegamite on it. Jimmy > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Re: Torture Tests > From: PeteEMT@... > > In a message dated 1/3/2000 3:51:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, > HandsomeJimmy@... writes: > > << I forget the name of my worse test.It's the one where you lay on the table > and those big black disc rotate around you,stopping every so often and make > your head so hot you think it's going to pop.The whole time the Dr is > running a wire cam thru you which he inserted thru the groin >> > > You sure the Dr wasn't a little green man in a space suit? > > Pete > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2000 Report Share Posted January 3, 2000 Hi, i have looked in my medical book and i found the name of the test that they do to put air in your brain.....correct spelling {PNEUMOVENTRICULOGRAPHY] but when i had it done it was a............insuffragrahm still not easy to spell. Gail Rose > > > Poor Gail, that PNEUMOINSUFFRIGRAM sounds even worse than the myelogram. That > was > my torture test in the late 80's (Wilford Hall USAF hospital in San .) I > would get violently ill after those and felt like I was having a bad acid trip > (or > at least what I imagined it would be like.) I vowed that I would never go back > to > the doctor for checkups if I had to have those again. I would just let my > tumors > grow. About 7 years after my last myelogram, I started losing the hearing in my > good ear and had to go back (this time to hospital in Dallas.) I was ecstatic > when > I found out they used MRI to look at your tumors now. YEAH!  I started > experiencing claustrophobia in the MRI about 5 years ago and until they started > giving me Xanax before the test, the MRI became my torture test. The Xanax > works > great though and I have no claustrophobia with it. Thank God we live in the > times > we do! > > na >  > > >   Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 06:54:32 +0000 > >   From: ROSE19@... > > Subject: Re: Need Help > > > > HELLO, WELL I SURE THOUGHT OF ALL OF THE HORRIBLE TESTS > > THAT I HAD IN THE 70,S I KNOW THE PNEUMOINSUFFRIGRAM IS > > WHERE THEY PUT ME IN A CHAIR AND STRAPPED ME IN IT FELT > > LIKE THE ELECTRIC CHAIR I WAS SO AFRAID AND THEN THE > > ROOM WAS FULL OF DRS AND NURSES, ONE NURSE HAD A BLANKET > > AND ONE HAD A COLD TOWEL AND A PAN AND THEN THEY VLEW > > AIR IN MY BRAIN AND I REMEMBER CRYING AND VOMITING AND > > BEGGING THEM TO STOP AND THEN 4 MEN TURNED ME OVER AND > > OVER TO TAKE THE PICTURES OF MY BRAIN IT WAS THE ONE > > TEST THAT FOUND MY TUMOR AND SAVED MY LIFE ALSO I HAD > > THE ONE THAT WENT FROM THE GROIN TO MY BRAIN THIS WAS > > ALL DONE AT A HOSPITAL IN OAKLAND THE NEXT MORNING I WAS > > TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO USSF HOSPITAL THEY HAD TO WAIT 2 > > DAYS TO DO SURGERY BECAUSE I WAS SO WEAK FROM THE TESTS, > > I SAY THANK GOD EVERY TIME I HAVE AN MRI!!! GAIL ROSE > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See what's happening for NF2Con 2000! > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~earldillon/nf2convegas2000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2000 Report Share Posted January 4, 2000 Hi Crew, I think everyone has had there share of the torture tests and I thank god we have advanced in technology over the years and hope we evan move further ahead in the new millinium. Lana in Minnesota:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2000 Report Share Posted January 4, 2000 Hi Crew- I had an Angiogram and cried thru the whole thing. It was The Worst test I have ever had!! But Wait!! When it was over I was't supposed to move for 12 hours or something and Dr. Martuza came to my room and says the pics they took did not come out right, so I needed to do the other leg!! So I went through the hell all over again...But Wait!! Some genious figured since I had like 12 hours worth of dye in my body they would give me a CT scan!!! I ended up puking for 2 hours when it was over. That is my torture tale and it happened about 10 years ago (when I was a naive little patient and didn't know I was the boss). I've not had a worse experience since. Peace- Jayne (who learned alot from that torture day at MGH) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2000 Report Share Posted January 4, 2000 : Torture Tests how about the insipid test where they test all your nerves in yer face ,fingers, toes legs. Not painfull, but for two days after the test, my fingers, legs would jerk invulontarilly, causing me to kick the wife when we were sleeping, or make me look like I was having dts..- speedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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