
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group
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Sunnygurl
Just the thought of them give me panic attacks. I know when I see the Neuro next he's gonna order one and I don't know what I'm gonna do. I have tried the open MRI's and I still feel like I'm being rolled into a tomb. I literally put off seeing him for fear of this. I can handle any pain - no problem, but my claustrophobia is worse than anything else. My last dr tried to give me anti-anxiety meds, but I am not too keen on taking them. Plus, I think about how they lock your head in with that helmet thing. Eeekkk, just not good at all. :(
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Usually they have earphones with music to take your mind off the procedure.
It will be woth it Sunny when your questions are answered, and you begin tretment if necessary.
The only other option is fear......of the un-known!
Your not alone sweetie, we have all been in your soes, keep talking we'll help ya through it!!
Lovingly~
Sheila
Thank you!
i have tried the open MRI.. felt like an oreo cookie.. and i was drugged for that one..grin.. guy claimed i moved..ha,, bull.. there was no way i could move with that slap of metal on me...rofl
Then i decided that i would do the tomb..aka body bag.. type... for that i asked for more valium...grin.. yep they went okay.. all i remember was seeing the little teddy bear in the mirror once she got the head gear on...lol.. dont remember laying down or nothing...
my advice... take the valium... get a sitter and have a nap when you get home...grin..
The tech would tell me when the next session was to start. The test is working when it makes all the clank sounds. (I would make sure to take deep breaths in between) So he would say, this one will be 4 minutes..etc. I was able to start counting like I was counting minutes. sometimes I would loose track, but if I started panicking again I would start the counting over. The last one was always 10 min. I really needed the counting on that one, it seemed to go on forever. It sure helped me though. I didn't take the drugs, and they didn't have music for me to listen too, just the ear plugs. So I always counted on the Tech to let me know what was going on! My way of surviving!
I too hate the I.V. part. my vien colapse then they roll then I have contrast all swollen in my arms (yes last time BOTH arms) and I am locked in the helmet so I can't smack the woman poking me. Hubby was so mad at having to ice my arms that he says he will come back to make sure 'they' know what they are doing.
It was the deciding test though that showed all!