MRI Sedation, et al......

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Dear ,

If I were you, I would notify the MRI tech and radiologist (and probably

your own doctor) ahead of time that you have claustrophobia, and arrange

to get the mild sedation they offer. I know from talking to MRI techs

about this, that yours is a very common problem.

Now regarding your ability in the past to being able to share your

mattress with a rat, I would have done one of two things:

A) Resort to a's advice about the frying pan. (a, is this

an old Midwestern folk remedy? Haha) (NMR: We have an old family story

about a black skillet and my husband. When he was about 8-9 months old,

his Aunt Lois, about 24 at the time, was asked to babysit. It was a very

hot summer day at the family's summer house. His room was on the third

floor, really the attic. He started to squall and cry, and Aunt Lois

could not get him to stop. She went down to the kitchen and got a black

skillet and a wooden spoon. She was very musical, so I guess she was

going to bang out a tune for him. Well, she gave that frying pan one big

whack, and he stopped crying, and was very startled, and made not a peep

for the rest of the time. Well, Lois told his mother what she had done,

and I suspect his mother was not pleased ! Lois was never again asked to

babysit....Lois, BTW, ended up being my best friend. What a wonderful

person she was, and I miss her every day.)

Or I would resort to taking enough Valium to calm a horse. The rat

and I would then have a nice nap together.

I admire your missionary experiences.

Good luck, .

Sincerely,

S.