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Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: ellie on July 26, 2013, 04:31:46 PM

Title: MRI Scan
Post by: ellie on July 26, 2013, 04:31:46 PM

I am going to have a scan in the morning, I have had several in the past.
 I don't like having them, but have always been OK......BUT.....this time I am getting so worked up, I am wondering if I can go through with it :'(
     I really need to have it done as I am almost sure the specialist want to operate on my back again.......
What on earth is wrong with me, I know I am being silly.... :(

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: Joyce on July 26, 2013, 06:28:50 PM

Sure you will be fine. They are quite claustrophobic though. Any chance you can get them to play some nice relaxing music?
Is it fear of the scanner or fear of what they might find?

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: ellie on July 26, 2013, 06:45:06 PM

It's the fear of being closed in, once or twice in the past I have been near to saying ,  ' get me out' .....No I am not afraid of the results, he is going to operate again anyway....
     

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: littleminnie on July 27, 2013, 08:32:47 AM

How did you go on Ellie?

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: ellie on July 27, 2013, 12:36:41 PM

I was fine, thank you littleminnie....but it was quite funny because, they ask you if you have any joint replacements or metal parts in your body. So of course I told them about my knee replacment......Then half way through the scan I remembered that I had a dozen staples in my stomach, :o I pressed the buzzer and told them and they said it would be OK, but was I having any burning or pain in my stomach..?....thankfully I didn't, but lay there thinking any moment the staples would ping out  :)
Anyway, as with most things, the thought of the scan was no where near as bad as I was anticipating.......

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: CLKD on July 27, 2013, 02:26:23 PM

 :foryou:

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: ellie on July 27, 2013, 03:39:38 PM

Would like to add, the staples where put in because my stomach had twisted right round and they put it back in place with staples....Nothing to do with a weight problem  :) :) :o

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: CLKD on July 27, 2013, 07:51:16 PM

Dogs get that problem - they call it 'bloat' and it can be fatal  :o

Do you clink when you go through Customs then  ;)

Title: Re: MRI Scan
Post by: ellie on July 27, 2013, 09:08:13 PM

Horses get it too  :o......my mistake was to google it before the op  :-\
    Does that make me an old nag!!!!  ;)