You're not a wimp!!! It's OK to stop when your body is telling you to stop.

Let us know how the results are, and good luck when you go to finish your thoracic scan.

Sending good thoughts your way!

Thanks so much! (((hugs)))

If that's wimpy, I'm worse, cuz I can't even get in an MRI unless I'm sedated. I'm way too claustrophic. I don't think its wimpy to stop due to back pain. I hope everything goes well with your thoracic MRI.

The person doing your scan must not have any compassion. When I had the same scan it took almost 2 hrs. How dare they not let you take a break!!!! Your not a wimp. Your a strong person, you have to be to fight this disease. Hang in there.

Thanks guys. I know, it is not like I asked her for and hr break, I just wanted 5 or 10 min to stretch a litte. geesh...she was a meanie! lol

I was stuck in one of those machines for 3.5 hours with only a tiny break when they took me from one to another. I was burning up, shaking and sick to my stomach. At one point I begged the tech to stop and she kept saying only xx amount of minutes and we are done.

Next time... they better plan on giving me something to relax and I will be sure to wear cool clothes since it was winter time and they gave me some pants to put on and told me to remove my bra, but also told me to leave my thick long sleeve shirt on.

WOW, There is noway I would of made it that long Lisa!

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She should have told you to brake, take another patient then back to you. But I think she made a mistake, she was supposed to do both without contrast, then apply the contrast for the two. Don't feel bad.

I usually meditate and fall asleep, but I plan that, I wake up very early and make sure I'm tired by test time, I relax, nothing will happen, unless its my date, if it is worrying isn't changing the results.
Hope next time goes better,

Alma

Thanks Alma!

You deserved a break. Tell your insurance co and her boss.

You're silly not wimpy :) when I have my brain and spine done i just schedule 2 dates. MRI's annoy me. I find them a waste of time and waste of money. It can't help my disease and my doctor goes by symptoms not MRI's Tysabri requires 1 each year so have to.

. If the tech is a crab again, give her something to be crabby about. Say owowow over and over and moan, take deep breaths that are annoying. She will love you. Lol (but don't move or it will take longer).

Let us know how it goes.
As Ever,
Amy

lol@Punky! I will try that! :)

If that makes you a whimp then I'm just pathetic lol I actually ended up in tears inside the thing. I get claustrophic, I'm so bad that I refuse to even get in an elevator.

Sounds like you did the best thing for you. Last time I had an MRI I was in there for over an hour and I forgot I could press the panic button when I started to get pain in my back.

Trust me staying in one of those things with your back hurting does more harm than good. Hope at your next one they give you breaks

Thanks Tallie, I guess I just had a mean tech person. I believed her when she said no brakes or she would have to do the whole thing over again lol...I'll know better next time. (((hugs)))

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When I had mine I told the lady about my spasms and they gave me a roll to put under my knees. It helped tremendously.
Alma