MRI for the Claustrophobic

[DubaiSis]

Just make sure you have a driver!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Just make sure you have a driver!

Excellent point.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Excellent point.

A plus to still living with the parents :/

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Those 3T machines are amazing. I had a key in my front jeans pocket when I entered the room with my husband. It pulled the key out of my pocket and shot it across the room! I'm lucky nobody got hurt.

And his first result with that machine I thought his MS had gotten much worse since it was visible in his spinal cord but the doctor said no, it likely was just never before visible.

I have had many an MRI and CT (mostly for sinus) and at every hospital or center the policy is to have you change into a gown to avoid your experience.

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I took a ride to our local hospital that does the open bore. Their truck is only there Fridays and Saturdays but they did have a picture of it and the patient's head was out. It mentioned that there is a foot of room too. I take xanax once in a while when I have trouble sleeping. Sometimes it kicks in right away and sometimes it takes a while.

I was going to suggest Valium but you've already got Xanax going on I'm not claustrophobic at all, but the noise of the machines always drives me up the wall. I tried ear plugs but I could still "feel" the noise and it was irritating.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I have had many an MRI and CT (mostly for sinus) and at every hospital or center the policy is to have you change into a gown to avoid your experience.



I was going to suggest Valium but you've already got Xanax going on I'm not claustrophobic at all, but the noise of the machines always drives me up the wall. I tried ear plugs but I could still "feel" the noise and it was irritating.

I went and saw the machine at another clinic tonight and I feel TONS better. He told me because I'm shorter my head would be a little in but enough to look up and outside of the machine. He said that Open MRI doesn't give a great picture because of the open sides. This looked exactly like a CT machine except a little longer. I actually almost teared up in relief that I'll finally be getting some answers. They do offer sedation or valium, instead of me having to fill my own prescription. I'm not sure if I should take a xanny or valium. Suggestions?