MRI Experience: Giggles and Twitches

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Well, I went for the MRIs today. No results yet but I can tell you I had to giggle when the tech told me to lay very still and not move :confused: Really??? Because just the stress of the noise from the MRI and having the plate an inch from my face was enough to make me twtich EVERYWHERE but then I guess that was not really what she was talking about :LOL: No gross movements;) At any rate, the test were uneventful. So...do not have my results but am feeling relatively calm at the moment. So...what did I learn? First and foremost...the stress of anticipating doctors visits and tests make a flare even worse. Secondly and most importantly for me....every physician should be required to submit to the tests and poking and prodding that they recommend for their patients. The lessons learned are invaluable. I send a ton of patients for CT scans and MRIs and had no empirical knowledge of an MRI. It is a benign tests as diagnostics go but I can certainly understand the anxiety that patients have now and will give them more information and suggestions to ease their minds in the future. Thirdly, there is not a *beep* thing I can do about this condtion. It is what it is and it will flare and recede and then flare worse and then quiet for awhile however it so chooses. Stress and anxiety and my "what if" worries do nothing more but provide fuel for a flare. So now I wait. Yes I could have read my own MRIs but so detest doing my own examinations and consults. Sometimes even a doc wants to just be the patient. I am ok. As soon as I have my results I shall let you know and talk a bit about what is brewing in my mind with regard to this condition and spinal issues. In the meantime, thanks for your concern and support, as always you guys are awesome!Be well,Smooches,Kit
 
Oh, I agree, MRI's can be creepy especially the first one if it's a cranial or spinal. Hope yours tells you something valuable as mine did. And what you said about the tests - I've asked a few docs if they had ever had such & such a test and have even gotten back horrified looks - few could say yes. But the ones that have had them - it seems to help with communications between us, as they go back, remember how it felt, and see you a bit differently (human like me rather than another case).
 
Hugs, kit!I logged on to see how your exam and tests went, but duh, of course you won't have results yet!My last series of MRI's took a solid TWO HOURS, because I had brain and spine, with and without contrast. Can you say, "GROAN?"I always tried to guess about my results by whether or not they did extra films or not. LOL. My sister was a tech and she had mentioned that this could be a hint, but then I've had instances where they've repeated certain views and it was only because there was artifact, or I had moved, or whatever. Once I was so anxious about my results that they called the radiologist to look at the films right away. I guess my trembling uncontrollably on the table was what clued them in. We'll be interested to hear what your results are, my friend. Blessings, Sue
 
Gary! It is so nice to see you again as well. In fact there are so many "oldtimers" back lately we are either all flaring something awful or we are lonely:))) Nope, no EMGs neuro still does not see the need. Suz, I thought about begging and pleading for an early read but there were other people there and it didn't seem to be appropriate especially when they referred to me as Dr. :D) I also thought about calling and having the "wet view" sent to my office today but am not sure that I want to do that either - just in case:) Yes I have also been aware that extra views are sometimes a clue that they have found something and got myself quite upset during a CT one time when they brought me back for extra shots and it had nothing to do with anything. ;) Aaaaaah so we wait.........Smooches,Kit
 

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