I had my first MRI done this past week. I had heard a few negative comments about it. Having a claustrophobic tendency being one of them. (The specialist actually asked me about that). How can I know that, I have never been in a small place before, except for being in the womb, hahaha! How hard can this be?
Again in the radiology department I was asked the same question. The nurse explained that it would be very noisy but I would be getting earplugs for that. I'd be given a contrast about halfway through the test, intravenously.
When I made myself comfortable on the bed the technician offered me a warm blanket, so far so good I thought. She also gave me a squeeze ball thingy in case I got frantic. (I could communicate with her and she with me to give instructions but only in between testst). My head went into a cradle nicely tucked in. Then I was slowly moved inside the cylinder. I kept my eyes closed and figured a golden opportunity to pray. But as the noise started I am sorry to say, I did not get farther than mentioning a name and already I got distracted. I sure hope it is not going to be noisy in Heaven.
The whole test it self took half an hour, but the waiting and having the intravenous put in, according to Ted who was waiting, took over an hour.
Should you be apprehensive about having a MRI done? I certainly don't think so. I found the whole experience well....an experience!
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Right Truus a MRI is indeed a strange experience. My question is: "did this hospital have not the possibility to listen to music?" Here they have, you can also bring your own music (CD) with you, that's a lot better than that 'knockknock-Drilling'sound. Nw we know how a "mol" -is an animal under the ground- feels or: a baby inside mothers belley.... Do you think a baby will hear the same sounds? We cannot ask them, that's a pity....
I quite enjoyed my MRI experience, feeling the drawing of that huge magnet reminded me of how I am soooo drawn to Jesus, the 'Desire of the Nations'. I thought that if God had not given us a free will to choose Him, we would all be naturally drawn to Him, but because He desires a willing Bride, restrained Himself, to letting us choose.
Thank You Jesus for Grace !
There! my little preach!
Blessings Trudy !
I've had that done too last year. I had to psych myself out so I would not feel claustrophobic. My experience I didn't feel was noisy (maybe different machine). I found the warm substance from the intravenous to be a little scary and the man in the machine telling me when to breath and when to hold etc. etc. My MRI didn't show anything. The only thing that really worked was ultrasound. Yay for ultrasound. That's when they found my gallstones.
Did they tell you when you would get the results back?
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