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Originally Posted by Erin524
The orbital is of the optic nerve, but I dont know if it's more focused or whatever. I would guess that they somehow zoom in on the area of the optic nerve. I dont know that much about MRI's and how they see what they see. (I dont like being in the machines, so I guess I've never researched how they work much)
I know that the two machines that I've been in are Tesla 3's. If I have to get another MRI done, I might have that done at the University Hospital where the MS Clinic is, since they have a Tesla 7 there. (think it's a 7...it's a brand new machine)
But since I dont want to have another brain MRI because I'm seriously claustrophobic, I probably wont. Spinal MRI's arent so bad, but the brain MRI's scare the crap out of me. I cant stand being strapped down into the little helmet cage thingie where I cant move my head. After that brain MRI, my claustrophobia seemed to get triggered to the point where I dont even like to be in a crowd of people while outside in a big open space.
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Thanks Erin,
I do think I'm going to find myself wondering for along time to come....what is really going on! I almost find myself hoping I'll have an attack so it will be looked at again, as a new symptom. I don't know how many times I have to have an attack of some kind for them to take 'time/space' into account. I've had 4 seperate attacks, three of which brought on new symptoms, over a 9 year period. I've never researched MS until the past 6 months, so I had NO idea what I may be experiencing, and since I didn't have one doctor all these years...my records are all over town
I'm okay in the tube....I just close my eyes and count the bangs (OCD!) LOL!!!! I feel for those of you who get clostrophobic!!