LOL every where I go :) I just now had to set up an appointment for a heart nuclear stress test and I don't get to choose the hospital. I have to go to the hospital that has a table that will hold my weight. I have had this with x-rays also. Many test can be taken in a doctor's office but I can't have them taken at the office due to my weight being over what the table can hold. At this point I am an old pro at this and it doesn't bother me anymore. My weight is what it is for now and I deal, after all I caused the situation. In the beginning it was a little embarrassing BUT you are not the only one with this issue nor will you be the last one with it. Take a deep breath and just ask about the weight limit---good luck :)

I have had MRIs and CAT scans before and it has never been an issue for me. I think that whoever referred you to get the test would have probably mentioned it if it was an issue.

Hrm, well since the scan is of your sinuses, I doubt they are going to have to put you in that tube thing.

However, those machines are built to hold a lot of weight. As Mistie said, you're definitely not the first one to have this issue. I'm sure they didn't build these machines with a 200 lb wieght limit!

Good luck!!! Hope the scan goes well!

I had the CAT scan last Friday, and it wasn't a big deal at all. I'm sure, just taking one look at me, the technician would have been able to tell if something wasn't going to work based on my weight (I'm in the mid-300s). Nobody said anything about weight issues at all. The CAT scan did take place in the big tube-like machine. I had to lie on my back on this conveyer belt like table. The technician was really nice and she even gave me a bolster to put under my knees to make me more comfortable without me even asking. Then the table rose and I had to stay very still as the images were taken. The table went into the tube thing and I just kept my eyes closed so I wouldn't get nervous or claustrophobic. Within a few minutes, it was all over and I was on my way to the ENT specialist on the 2nd floor. The pictures had already been sent to the ENTs office. Turns out my sinuses right around my nose are the problem, but the bigger sinuses are OK. I just wish I knew why I got these headaches (it's not blood pressure related, either).