I have had dozens of these things, and yet each one freaks me out more than the last. I was stuck in one once when the power went out. They got to me very quickly and were very supportive. The rational side of me knows they simply want me to lay down. just lay down. Close my eyes and listen to the beat of the machine. The irrational side of my HATES having my head pinned into that cage, not being able to wiggle and its scary!

I have stomach issues. When I lay flat, my tummy backwashes into my throat. I have bad back issues. I have old fractures in L4/L5 and laying like that causes bad spasms. No matter how much they prop up my legs, my back is in on a rutted table that is rock hard. My neck is screaming because they cant prop my head correctly and that brings on the migraine. The Gad dye always brings on a migraine but its at the very end of the scan. Im happy when they announce GAD dye because I know any minute now its over.

I scare the nurses because they cant seem to knock me down. No amount of meds makes me relax or sleepy. The nurses were upset with me last time and said if I need to do another MRI to get an anesthesia guy. I tried to use it as leverage to not get another MRI thinking why would he grant such a large request to do an MRI. Wont he just send me locally to an open MRI? Nope, he said he wants his Telsa 3 machine and wants me in a CLOSED system. Even if that means anesthesia. Dear God, enough! I have stopped doing them every 6 months like they wanted. (3months in the early days) and am now down to once a year. If this MRI is non changed I swear I am going to not get back in that machine for 2 years. ENOUGH!

Anyone else bug out in there? I hear stories about folks falling asleep, or snoring, or meditating. How do you do that??!