Ruthie.Hoffman@f223.n260.z1.fidonet.org (Ruthie Hoffman) (11/16/90)
Index Number: 11742 > in a message to Nadine Thomas, you said that it was hell to go > through the MRI. > I have gone twice into the MRI and did not find it like hell, > unlees if you are claustrophobic. > That's the only thing that I did not like about it, is being in > a small space. > cheers, J.P. Yes....that was the main problem. I never thought I was claustrophobic, and the previous MRI I had last year wasn't as bad (of course, at that time I was in quite a bit more pain and on heavy painkillers), but this time.....I had to literally bite my tongue and frantically try to move my mind to another spot in order to avoid tryng to claw my way out of there. I kept my eyes closed the whole time, as it seemed to help. I even took 10 mg of valium an hr before, because I was experiencing spasms and was getting anxious. Also...this may have caused part of my awful feelings, they told me AFTER they had me strapped in and into the tube that they would do an injection before one of thescans. NOONE told me of this prior. It was not done the last time either. I made them stop everything and tell me what, why and for. I told them that I had no idea this was to bepart of the procedure. ( I hate needles ) THEN.....3/4 of theway through, they announce that it is NOT necessary to do the injection. I had a very hard time containing my anger. I learned later that the injection was only deemed necessary after they looked at the first 3 scans and decided it was needed. It was not, this time. To top it all off, when I was done, they told me to get up and go . I practically fell over getting down off the table and had to ask a passing by tech in the hall which way back to the dressing rooms. Needless to say, I was quite irritated and upset when I left there. I did take a moment to ask more about this injection business and to express my displeasure at the attitude and lack of help as I was leaving. I also told the neurosurgeon yesterday. SOOO...... yes.. for me.. this time.. it WAS hell! Thanks for your comments, Jean-pierre. And thanks for listening to me let off some steam I still seem to have over this. Ruthie -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!260!223!Ruthie.Hoffman Internet: Ruthie.Hoffman@f223.n260.z1.fidonet.org
Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) (11/19/90)
Index Number: 11840 >> "garbage can". I feel that we are in an helpless situation with >> the MRI even though there are no pain associated with it. The >> MRI is the safest diagnoses test, unfortunatelly our brain does >> not see it like that. To throw more mistrust on the fire think of this. The brain is a chemically induced electrical field and that an MRI is magnetic. Wouldn't the magnetic fields disrupt the electrical fields? Is there a possibility for an electrical denotation? <grin> -=joe=- -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!150!140!Joe.Chamberlain Internet: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org
Nadine.Thomas@p1.f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Nadine Thomas) (11/19/90)
Index Number: 11851
RH> :-) ahhh...how true!!! At least I haven't had to go through a
RH> Mylogram!
I have - and if given the option of MRI (from your description) and a mylogram
I would opt for the mylogram (given a good neurologist).
Nadine
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Internet: Nadine.Thomas@p1.f7.n300.z1.fidonet.orgGary.Greiner@f21.n272.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Greiner) (11/21/90)
Index Number: 11918
RH> :-) ahhh...how true!!! At least I haven't had to go through a
RH> Mylogram!
NT> I have - and if given the option of MRI (from your description) and a
NT> mylogram
NT> I would opt for the mylogram (given a good neurologist).
NT> Nadine
Nadine, I definitely do not want to argue with how you feel about
those two techniques, but the vast majority of people would take MRI
over myelogram any day.
Cheers,
TM
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Internet: Gary.Greiner@f21.n272.z1.fidonet.orgFrank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Whitney) (11/21/90)
Index Number: 11919 >The thought of the pain, and even worse, the horror stories I have heard >about a myelogram gone "bad" gives me the absolute shakes! I haven't been really following this thread but if your testing for MS the MRI is now the preferred method of diagnosis unless your neurologist isn't up to reading the MRI properly. Frank. -- Via Opus Msg Kit v1.11 -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!261!1000!Frank.Whitney Internet: Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org
Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) (11/28/90)
Index Number: 11992
GG> Anne Marie, imagine that you have lay motionless in a big barrel which
GG> is laying on its side. Then someone comes every now and then and bangs
GG> on the barrel. The banging is not sharp or loud; sounds as if it was
GG> coming from the end of a tunnel.
Having worked with many young children in the area, we
use to ask them to pretend to was a space ride and if the heard
or felt anything that they were just passing through warp speed.
Worked real good for the boys.
-=joe=-
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Internet: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.orgHarry.London@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Harry London) (11/29/90)
Index Number: 12035
MRIs are getting more hellish for me because the technicians aren't
taking time to do what my first MRI techs did: They talked me through
the procedure via the intercom. Told me when that awful sound would begin,
and how long I could expect it. Theerefore it always seemed to take less
time. Tuesday past I was in the tube, got no communication, never knew
what was coming, so each startup came as a surprise. Only saving grace is
that I can get a little sleep during some of the time. By the way that
last MRI showed no change in my spinal cord; so far, so good.
Regards, Harry
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