Well..Im back ...didnt make it in...I tried by couldnt. I am rescheduled
with a new mri machine that has larger opening and I have stronger
meds called in.

It felt like the walk of shame...walking out to my ride.

I hope you do okay tomorrow. My thoughts will be with you.

For those who have trouble with MRIs even with meds, would the center let someone stay in the room with you? My husband stays with me and rubs my lower leg. His presence has never caused an artifact on the MRI pictures. It relaxes me so much I usually fall asleep!

Good luck w/the MRI Dej. I think the anticipation is really hard, plus the annoying ''knocking'' noise. I am having a pelvic MRI next Tues and am dreading it, too. (More so w/just waiting for the results and having to lie there so long w/hip pain.)

Sorry you had trouble today Sox!! I know you wanted to get some answers to your pain sooner than later.

I have a solution. Switch to medicaid you will never have another MRI ever again! LOL. They moved mine again! which means moving my Ty infusion too. Horrible rotten medical help

I really hope the time really goes fast for you tomorrow!Make sure you treat yourself after( ice cream or a big chocolate anything works for me)Will be thinking of you!Take care talk to you after!

Ok, today is the day! I took xanax last night, and managed to sleep! yeah me! I am rested, but anxious. I am going to take my xanax on the way out the door in a min, and all will be well. They just want me to lay down. thats it! just lay down. How hard can that be? I will pretend I have a child laying ontop of me that needs this exam, and if I dont lay still they wont get good picsof my child. Isnt it funny what we will do for our babies?

So, thanks for the hugs, cheerleads, support, and messages. public and private. You guys rock!

I can do this! I can do this! I can do this!

Coming in to this kind of late, but I hope all went well today. Truly you are not alone in what you are experiencing. I do ok up until an hour before I leave for the MRI. I take my lorazepam and by the time I get there I am relaxed enough to no freak and yet not fall asleep. I jerk too much in my sleep and that makes for a bad MRI/MRI do over. NOT happening. LOL

When I find my mind starting to wander in to negative thinking, I start praying the Rosary. There is a lot of concentration in that as you are counting and praying at the same time. It works well for me.

The last time I had my MRI, and I think mentioned this on another thread, the music was so low I couldn't hear it. So in my drug induced relaxed state, I used the noises in the tube to create my own music. That kept me occupied as I was busy trying to create a symphony and my focus was on something totally different. I had to really concentrate and think - what instrument does that noise sound like and what other sounds could I hear to match it.

Also, even though it can be painful to lay still, I do my dam*edest to lay still. I don't want a do over. I can usually get the brain and cervical spine done within 30 to 40 minutes.

Anyhow, I do hope all went well today. Check in when you can and let us know how it went.

I hope it all went well and the reading is a good one..

You're in our thoughts...let us know how you're doing, sweetie...

it was a 2 hour drive, and traffic wasnt fun. Got there to see one of the scanners is 45 mins late. I asked if it was mine and she said the mobile mri is on th fritz. Took me to the back, made me wear their clothes. Pills means you can keep simple colthes. IV sedation means you wear their stuff. I fought and lost the battle. They used a new special light to show hidden veins and tada! there wasa bigone.She plantedtheIV in one shot.

Gave my oral pills to stick under my tongue. I only knew my tongue tasted funny. no change in anxiety. Walked to the MRI room, and thesupervisor shook my hand. I started to cry! He saw I was struggling for words, and said "dont worry about it. while in flair half the patients go to anxiety,andhalf go to depression. I count my blessings. We woudl simply wait for Emily to come back with fun drugs. She came back and offered me my choice. I was in the tube about 12 minutes when they pulled me forward. Said they needed to examine me. Took my temp, and felt my skin. I asked why. She said I was shivering! it was either nerves, or was room temp. Since my skin was pale and dry, it must be nerves, and she hitme again. BooM! Versed, and phentyol, and phererghan! woo a trifecta. I was kept extremely comfortable during the whole ride, adn didntfeelike I wasted anyones time.

SO, thats my story will know anwers ina few day.