I'm home from the MRI.

It wasnt as bad as the ones I did 5yrs ago, mostly because they didnt contrast me, so I only had to lay there for about...25 minutes?

My back hurt really really bad when they were done. I think I annoyed them because I had to sit there for a minute or two before getting up and crawling out of the room. (they were bringing some guy in as I was walking out) The tech was really nice. A lot nicer than the ones I remember from 5yrs ago.

The machine was smaller than the other open MRI's that I've been in. Those were huge, this one was smaller, so it did give more of an "open" sense to it. The big magnet above me had a smaller footprint than any previous open MRI's I've been in. If I could have stretched my arms out to the sides, I could almost reach the side of the machine...I'd have to have stretched my arms a lot tho. My back was killing me at the end tho. The tech said I didnt move at all. He said usually the claustrophobes he gets will fidget a lot and I didnt fidget except he could see my hand moving. I kept getting an itch on my neck and my nose, and so every time I felt an itch, I'd use my thumb to scratch my index finger and pretend I was scratching the itchy spots on my neck and nose.

I have no idea when I'll find out the results. I'm guessing it'll be next week.

I think the 'roids have finally started to work on whatever inflammation is going on. I'm still really numb, but the neurological pain isnt making me scream to wear a pair of sweats and I can put shoes AND socks on without trying to climb the walls to get away from them. If it is a slipped disc, one of the first things they'd have tried would have been oral steroids, and if it's the MS, well...that's what they would have given me anyways. So if it's a disc problem I guess it was ok to take the 'roids.

I'm just glad that the MRI is done. Now I can finish wrapping Xmas presents.

I'm still kind of hoping whatever triggered this stuff is a disc problem, since that's something a doctor can actually see, might be able to touch and fix if they have to, and give me some idea of how long I'll be numb like this. If it's an MS thing, they'll just tell me the generic "could be better in 6 weeks to 6 months to a year to never..." that I always get whenever I have a flare.

I must be feeling a little bit better, because I actually went out to breakfast and then to the grocery store with my parents to get groceries and a couple of gift cards for my uncle. (does anyone else get "car sick" riding those grocery scooters?) I'm going to go take a nap. Maybe the doctor's office will call later...hopefully.