Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 In a message dated 8/10/2003 10:24:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, t_macisaac@... writes: > > Hey thycans, > > I just wanted to add my 2 cents. Last September I had to have a > MRI. This was done while I was in the hospital for a severe allegric > reaction to perfume. The internal medicine doctor wouldn't discharge > me until he had ruled out that this wasn't the thyca pressing done on > my trachea. > > My 1st attempt in the closed MRI was a total freak out session. The > moment that I had gotten into the machine, the top of my face hit > onto something I started to freak out. The tech took me out and I > went back up to my hospital room. At this point I told the nurse > that I wasn't having this test, I was leaving the hospital and > finding an open MRI somewhere else. She informed me that yes they > have open MRI's, but the images that they receive from them aren't as > good as the closed MRI. She finally convinced me to take Valium and > pain meds together so I wouldn't be as freaked out. On my 2nd > attempt I was able to go into the MRI and really didn't give a hoot > what was going on. In the end it wasn't the thyca causing me not > being able to breath. > > So if a closed MRI is the option for you, don't be afraid to ask for > drugs. > > Tia > Both times I had an MRI they offered me a cloth to put over my eyes. It really helped. I'm very claustrophobic but this made it bearable. Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 Hey thycans, I just wanted to add my 2 cents. Last September I had to have a MRI. This was done while I was in the hospital for a severe allegric reaction to perfume. The internal medicine doctor wouldn't discharge me until he had ruled out that this wasn't the thyca pressing done on my trachea. My 1st attempt in the closed MRI was a total freak out session. The moment that I had gotten into the machine, the top of my face hit onto something I started to freak out. The tech took me out and I went back up to my hospital room. At this point I told the nurse that I wasn't having this test, I was leaving the hospital and finding an open MRI somewhere else. She informed me that yes they have open MRI's, but the images that they receive from them aren't as good as the closed MRI. She finally convinced me to take Valium and pain meds together so I wouldn't be as freaked out. On my 2nd attempt I was able to go into the MRI and really didn't give a hoot what was going on. In the end it wasn't the thyca causing me not being able to breath. So if a closed MRI is the option for you, don't be afraid to ask for drugs. Tia > > > > What was it about the MRI that she couldn't tolerate? > > > > She said she felt like she couldn't breathe and wanted to scream. > > Ahhh! Claustrophobia! > > Those machines have been getting smaller and smaller. I can't tolerate the new ones, either. For future reference, and for the reference of everyone else, they do have open MRI machines. They make a > world of difference, but you have to know to ask for them. When you make the appointment, tell them that you are claustrophobic, and they can usually arrange for you to be scanned in an open machine. > > FWIW, while there have been a handful of members who have felt a bit claustrophobic in the gamma cameras, most of us don't have a problem. They are WAY more tolerable in that regard than the typical MRI > set-up. > > > > NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 Tia, I got a chuckle out of your post about drugs. I never would have considered myself claustrophobic, but when I had my uptake scan done in the open machine I didn't think I would be able to sit there for it. I am definitely asking for drugs!! Blessings Friend!! Barbra-Sue of Alaska ) " Trust in the Lord with all your heart, " Proverbs 3:5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 In a message dated 8/11/03 12:24:52 AM Central Daylight Time, t_macisaac@... writes: << She informed me that yes they have open MRI's, but the images that they receive from them aren't as good as the closed MRI. >> I, too, had the open MRI done one time, and had to have it repeated in a " closed " MRI machine because of poor image quality of the open one. ~Vel~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 When I had my MRI, I just started playing all of Bond's Live and Let Die in my head. THe background music worked very well with the noise of the machine. I kept my eyes closed and fantasized. However, after an hour and a half in the machine, they gave me an injection of something to make for more contrast--not iodine--and it nauseated me. I got a juicy mouth, was swallowing uncontrollably, was afraid I would vomit in the machine, and I got panicky. The last ten minutes were pure hell. I wouldn't want to go through it again. -Kelley Re: MRI Hey thycans, I just wanted to add my 2 cents. Last September I had to have a MRI. This was done while I was in the hospital for a severe allegric reaction to perfume. The internal medicine doctor wouldn't discharge me until he had ruled out that this wasn't the thyca pressing done on my trachea. My 1st attempt in the closed MRI was a total freak out session. The moment that I had gotten into the machine, the top of my face hit onto something I started to freak out. The tech took me out and I went back up to my hospital room. At this point I told the nurse that I wasn't having this test, I was leaving the hospital and finding an open MRI somewhere else. She informed me that yes they have open MRI's, but the images that they receive from them aren't as good as the closed MRI. She finally convinced me to take Valium and pain meds together so I wouldn't be as freaked out. On my 2nd attempt I was able to go into the MRI and really didn't give a hoot what was going on. In the end it wasn't the thyca causing me not being able to breath. So if a closed MRI is the option for you, don't be afraid to ask for drugs. Tia > > > > What was it about the MRI that she couldn't tolerate? > > > > She said she felt like she couldn't breathe and wanted to scream. > > Ahhh! Claustrophobia! > > Those machines have been getting smaller and smaller. I can't tolerate the new ones, either. For future reference, and for the reference of everyone else, they do have open MRI machines. They make a > world of difference, but you have to know to ask for them. When you make the appointment, tell them that you are claustrophobic, and they can usually arrange for you to be scanned in an open machine. > > FWIW, while there have been a handful of members who have felt a bit claustrophobic in the gamma cameras, most of us don't have a problem. They are WAY more tolerable in that regard than the typical MRI > set-up. > > > > NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2003 Report Share Posted August 11, 2003 I cannot do the closed MRI ( happy pills did not work) so did an open MRI which was tolerable. Someone can come in with you and read or talk you through it. Doc said if he wants to do a closed MRI ( results are clearer) he would send me to teaching hospital where they would put me to sleep for the MRI. So if one needs a closed MRI and cannot deal with it, they can be put to sleep if they don't mind doing with anesthesia. > > > > > > What was it about the MRI that she couldn't tolerate? > > > > > > She said she felt like she couldn't breathe and wanted to scream. > > > > Ahhh! Claustrophobia! > > > > Those machines have been getting smaller and smaller. I can't > tolerate the new ones, either. For future reference, and for the > reference of everyone else, they do have open MRI machines. They > make a > > world of difference, but you have to know to ask for them. When > you make the appointment, tell them that you are claustrophobic, and > they can usually arrange for you to be scanned in an open machine. > > > > FWIW, while there have been a handful of members who have felt a > bit claustrophobic in the gamma cameras, most of us don't have a > problem. They are WAY more tolerable in that regard than the typical > MRI > > set-up. > > > > > > > > NYC > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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