Mri

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by skcin

I did too, I brought in my own CD. Why couldn't you have music?

The guy kind of laughed when I asked if I could bring my iPod. He said something about the machine destroying it or something. So I just left it at that. I know, I probably got the equipment from yesteryear or he didn't know what the hell he was talking about. Oh and I may have had a valium before I went out there now that I think about it.

[Lee]

Well, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one not comfortable in an MRI machine. (Well, not really glad; you know what I mean.) Right now I still don't know anything & it's been a week since my MRI, & I am really pissed off at the neurologist's office. After three times of trying to get someone to call me back for results of the MRI, the "medical assistant" finally called me back. I didn't want to have to go in there since I have a physical next week with my primary doctor (which I scheduled six months ago) & I'll probably have to take off to get blood drawn. But this woman said I'd have to come in & yes, I'd have to pay another $40 because it's an "office visit". They don't call over the phone in case I have questions. She said that she didn't have my results, but I had called the Imaging Dept. over where I had it done & they said that they sent the results last Thursday. The "medical assistant" insisted that they didn't have them. So someone is lying. This is the last time that this place sees me. I'm not going to any physical therapy either if it is a pinched nerve. In fact, I think next year, I'm going to switch my primary doctor to my husband's & get away from this particular hospital altogether.

Lee

[Livia]

Lee, that does sound shady. However, even if they had the results, medical assistants aren't allowed to tell you anything, it's a liability thing. If your tummy can handle it, take massive amounts of ibuprofen, it reduces swelling. I lived on that and vicodin a month before my surgery, my nerve damage was so severe that I was limping.

Gretchen, I feel your "unholy screaming pain." Literally. Guess I was lucky in that mine only involved the one area, but yeah, that sciatic nerve can be a b*tch. I only spent one night in the hospital with Demorol (wheee). Before the surgery, I took my MRI to another doc for a second opinion. He said, "A janitor could look at that and tell you to have the surgery." I loved my surgeon and would recommend him to anyone. Like you, no more problems. Except every once in awhile, I get a tingly sensation or a half-second jolt of pain.

[Musicman408]

I've had a few MRIs, one of which with music. For me, being in enclosed places has never been an issue, so it was never a problem......

[AliceLover]

hahaha this is what I do for a part time job during the summer when im home from school. I check in people for xrays, catscans, ultrasounds, mri's ect. Sometimes I get to even help out on the actual exam. In fact, im at work right now. Everyone who works or steps foot in this hospital is angry and miserable. I have found that working in a hospital has definitely made me a worry wort. Its so difficult to check in someone who is getting their lungs drained, or has breast or lung cancer. The down side of the job is big. But I always tell everyone not to be scared of these tests and to just relax. The exam itself isn't scary, its what the results could be.

[SuzeQuze]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

The guy kind of laughed when I asked if I could bring my iPod. He said something about the machine destroying it or something. So I just left it at that. I know, I probably got the equipment from yesteryear or he didn't know what the hell he was talking about. Oh and I may have had a valium before I went out there now that I think about it.

Ohh, he's right, the magnet would've wiped your iPod out I think!

[estranged4life]

because I fear what I may already know...So I avoid it.