The MRI was a flop

[Michie]

Well I can't do an MRI. I can't be in that enclosed tube for 40 minutes. I went into a panic attack. So I have to wait for the doctor to call and see what my other options are. I'm so depressed! I'm going to take a nap.

Prayers appreciated.

 

[AveChristusRex]

Well I can't do an MRI. I can't be in that enclosed tube for 40 minutes. I went into a panic attack. So I have to wait for the doctor to call and see what my other options are. I'm so depressed! I'm going to take a nap.

Prayers appreciated.

Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis!

 

[boughtwithaprice]

Well I can't do an MRI. I can't be in that enclosed tube for 40 minutes. I went into a panic attack. So I have to wait for the doctor to call and see what my other options are. I'm so depressed! I'm going to take a nap.

Prayers appreciated.

MRIs can be done with sedation for those with anxiety and panic disorders

Was that offered to you?

 

[Michie]

MRIs can be done with sedation for those with anxiety and panic disorders

Was that offered to you?

Not until they get ahold of the doctor.

 

[RileyG]

May God bless you in his love!

 

[FaithT]

MRIs can be done with sedation for those with anxiety and panic disorders

Was that offered to you?

Another tip, coming from someone who has anxiety disorders including panic attacks…..whenever I have to have an MRI I have the technician put a washcloth over my eyes, and keep my eyes closed. If by chance my eye or eyes open when the tests are being done I can’t see anything.

 

[FaithT]

Well I can't do an MRI. I can't be in that enclosed tube for 40 minutes. I went into a panic attack. So I have to wait for the doctor to call and see what my other options are. I'm so depressed! I'm going to take a nap.

Prayers appreciated.

I prayed for you.

 

[FaithT]

Another tip, coming from someone who has anxiety disorders including panic attacks…..whenever I have to have an MRI I have the technician put a washcloth over my eyes, and keep my eyes closed. If by chance my eye or eyes open when the tests are being done I can’t see anything.

Also the tech once told me that if I need to get out, to start moving my feet and they’ll get me out. Plus, they give me the rubber ball thingy that when squeezed alerts them that I need out. These are tips that make me feel in control, well that and medication.

 

[Bob Crowley]

Some MRI and medical jokes - Michie might be able to relate to the first.​

I'm getting an MRI tomorrow...the doctor wants to find out if I'm claustrophobic or not.​

Michael Jordan is wheeled into the hospital for emergency surgery.

He’s brought into the operation room and meets his doctors, but he notices something strange. In the corner, there’s a stage being set up. An anesthesiologist is repeating jokes to herself and wiping her brow. The MRI techs are handling a soundboard in the back. The head surgeon is tuning a guitar by his bed. “Hey doc, what’s exactly going on here?” The basketball player asks.

The doctor smiles. “Open Mike Night.”

Which makes a better Doctor? A cat or a dog?​

of course its Cats! Dog's can't even run an MRI. But Cat's can!

My doctor told me I needed a brain MRI.​

My wife assured me they wouldn't find anything.



My wife had an MRI a week or so ago. The only comment she made was "It was NOISY!". She complained that even with ear muffs on it was still loud. I had one myself about 6 or so years ago. I remember the noise but with my hearing loss I had an advantage for once.

 

[Michie]

Still no call from the doctor. I was told this is pretty common but I felt bad. As soon as they moved me inside that thing, I freaked. I am claustrophobic and have anxiety. I’m praying but I’m so tired of all this medical stuff. I’m hoping they give me something to calm me down so I can get this over with. Having experienced that certainly does not help my anxiety to try it again

 

[FaithT]

Still no call from the doctor. I was told this is pretty common but I felt bad. As soon as they moved me inside that thing, I freaked. I am claustrophobic and have anxiety. I’m praying but I’m so tired of all this medical stuff. I’m hoping they give me something to calm me down so I can get this over with. Having experienced that certainly does not help my anxiety to try it again

Does your area have an open MRI?

 

[Michie]

Does your area have an open MRI?

I don’t think so but I’d be willing to travel to the next town for one if I have to.

 

[FaithT]

Some MRI and medical jokes - Michie might be able to relate to the first.​

I'm getting an MRI tomorrow...the doctor wants to find out if I'm claustrophobic or not.​

Michael Jordan is wheeled into the hospital for emergency surgery.

He’s brought into the operation room and meets his doctors, but he notices something strange. In the corner, there’s a stage being set up. An anesthesiologist is repeating jokes to herself and wiping her brow. The MRI techs are handling a soundboard in the back. The head surgeon is tuning a guitar by his bed. “Hey doc, what’s exactly going on here?” The basketball player asks.

The doctor smiles. “Open Mike Night.”

Which makes a better Doctor? A cat or a dog?​

of course its Cats! Dog's can't even run an MRI. But Cat's can!

My doctor told me I needed a brain MRI.​

My wife assured me they wouldn't find anything.



My wife had an MRI a week or so ago. The only comment she made was "It was NOISY!". She complained that even with ear muffs on it was still loud. I had one myself about 6 or so years ago. I remember the noise but with my hearing loss I had an advantage for once.

Yes, they’re VERY noisy. And yet my husband who can sleep through anything fell asleep in his MRI.

 

[ralliann]

Yes, they’re VERY noisy. And yet my husband who can sleep through anything fell asleep in his MRI.

I have an anxiety disorder but have been able to think of songs and the noises being different beats for them. Weird maybe but it has helped me. I have to keep my eyes closed in there for sure.
I have heard of open MRI. If they work as well, all should have them. Bit I would imagine they are expensive.

 

[FaithT]

I have an anxiety disorder but have been able to think of songs and the noises being different beats for them. Weird maybe but it has helped me. I have to keep my eyes closed in there for sure.
I have heard of open MRI. If they work as well, all should have them. Bit I would imagine they are expensive.

I think they are expensive. They don’t have them where I go. I supposedly have MS so I’ve had a lot of MRIs. I say “supposedly” because MS is incurable and I haven’t had a flare up in about 18 or 19 years. I used to get flare ups frequently.

 

[FaithT]

I think they are expensive. They don’t have them where I go. I supposedly have MS so I’ve had a lot of MRIs. I say “supposedly” because MS is incurable and I haven’t had a flare up in about 18 or 19 years. I used to get flare ups frequently.

The last time was my first and only bout of optic neuritis but it was detected in an MRI. I had no symptoms.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

The last time was my first and only bout of optic neuritis but it was detected in an MRI. I had no symptoms.

MS is a disease that you die with, not die from
I have had it for 43 yrs. It has drastically affected my life, but not in any way that people can see.
The struggle, like the spiritual battle is internal.
I can have the disease to thank for sending me to medical school. In the early years I was told that there was nothing wrong with me and my symptoms made no sense. I was treated like a hypochondriac
Ironically it was in medical school that the disease fully manifested itself and there was no denying it any longer. Part of me was hurt that I was treated like a hypochondriac but the other part would feel they will never find anything, there is nothing wrong with me.
It was a very stance feeling when I got the results of my MRI and could see that Indefinitely had the disease. I could understand how people feel when they get a bad diagnosis. Time stops and you can’t really understand much of what the doctor is saying after you first hear the news
Shortly after the definitive diagnosis, I went legally blind for about a week or two. My eyes would look in two different directions and I could not move them unless I covered one eye.
This was the 1990s and treatment was still in its early stages. I started beta interferon which stopped the attacks and allowed me to retain normal sight, but I went through a massive depression which is listed as one of the side effects of the drug.
The things I did to deal with it were stupid and I wonder if it was just drug induced mental illness or a demonic obsession

Any way sorry don’t want to bore with details or derail this thread. MRIs can be scarry and MS is a bad disease, but what can be interpreted as evil, God can use for good. The answers to my prayers have come from dealing with this disease
When I pray the contemplative rosary, I get to the request after the mystery of the Nativity, pray Mary that we may detach our hearts from material things and esteem of the world. I look back a just say thank you God. I would not have known the depths of God’s mercy and love if not for the journey I have taken


Divine Mercy Sunday is in a couple of weeks. God’s love waits for you no matter your circumstances. You are alive right now. All is not lost, though Satan likes to get people to think that they are beyond hope. Just ask God for His mercy and He gives it freely. You just have to ask
The catechism teaches that there is not one soul for whom Christ did not suffer and die

Peace be with you all

 

[Wolseley]

I've had MRIs and CAT scans done at the VA. They're a nuisance, but they don't freak me out. Usually they give you the option of listening to music while they do the scan, but their selection of music leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[Chrystal-J]

Praying for you to find an option that works for you!

 

[Michie]

Thank you. We are looking now.