Yuck- Neurologist visit

[Aggie_Ama]

Catriona- I read that but I think it is more to do with the cycle of tremors. I tried the Inderol tonight so I guess we shall see how it goes. I hope it works since 60 pills were only $4.52!

My DH is cruising for a bruisin on the MRI I swear. He basically told me I was being a drama queen about it and it was no big deal and why on earth would I even consider asking about Xanax. Grrrr. My mom volunteered to drive me if it is an enclosed and I go the Xanax route, she knows I am a drama queen but thinks if I am going to be all worked up about it I might as well check on what type it and if I want Xanax then okay. My husband knows I get all panicky if I feel trapped and he has only had his knee MRI'd like he knows anything. Stupid boy.

[Possegal]

I barely handled the MRI on my knee and I freaked out when I had an OPEN MRI on my shoulder - that was embarrassing! Nothing wrong with being a little freaked out by the containment in the tube. Better living through pharmacology! (and the fact that I'm a pharmacologist has nothing to do with that! ).

[Zen]

I can no longer count how many MRI's I've had.
I was freaked out at first, now i fall asleep.

Take a washcloth with you, see if you can run it under hot water right before the procedure, fold it up and put it over your eyes.

If you wear a sports bra, t-shirt and plain cycling tights (no metal zippers) you don't have to wear any fashionable gowns.

[SadieKate]

Act-u-ally . . . . I was told at my last MRI that they don't like to do that (let you wear your own clothes) because some fabric creates an artifact in the image, particular knits like in sports bras. So the tech let me slide this time but she said never again (with a smiley stinky eye ).

This office didn't know me and was most impressed though that I showed up with nothing with metal. I was kind of surprised that they were surprised. If you have one, you should know the routine.

[Zen]

I've never heard that

[SadieKate]

I hadn't either but why risk it. I'm on a PPO instead of an HMO for the first time in years. Having just paid 20% of the bill for a two series MRI from my head to my kidneys, I don't want to have to do it again because of my sports bra.

So got the report today: MS lesions unchanged, vertebral bodies look great (no osteoporosis??), confirmation of my self-diagnosed lipoma, and several small renal cystic structures of 1 cm in right kidney requiring follow-up ultra-sound. Oh crap. And what is a "central disc osteophyte complex at the C4-5 level?" I've got some research to do during my insomnia until that ultrasound.

[snapdragen]

And what is a "central disc osteophyte complex at the C4-5 level?" I've got some research to do during my insomnia until that ultrasound.

Hello! Bone spurs in your neck. Welcome to my world...... From what I understand, developing these is common. I just happened to grow lots of them in jumbo size.

[Dogmama]

My DH is cruising for a bruisin on the MRI I swear. He basically told me I was being a drama queen about it and it was no big deal and why on earth would I even consider asking about Xanax.

Tell him to stuff it. They put me completely out for MRI's. I'm claustrophobic & I last about 2 seconds in that machine. And I hate drama.

OTOH, I have a friend who is a construction supervisor. He loves MRI's. He says the racket in the machine makes him think he's at a construction site.