MRIs and Claustrophobia

[Shunter]

Being something of a control freak I've been subdued prior to a variety of procedures c/o Midazolam. Difficult to explain how it feels, but it's never failed to strip me of my irrational fears. That said, I'm sure situations and uses vary enormously. Good stuff though! I have made numerous apologies to amused nurses for my induced bouts of verbal diarrhea.

It wasn't until I started working for the NHS that I found out you're not supposed to have an MRI scan if you have metal in you. I worked for a few years in engineering and inhaled gawd knows how much grinding dust, but it didn't get magically magnetised out of me through whatever was in its way when I had an MRI. Go figure.

Pleased to hear the news is positive.

[Synthetic]

Just to update this one, Mrs Synth was MRIed in an open MRI scanner here open mri in UK

These can scan parts of the body relaively near the surface - for example, the spine.

Hope this helps people in a similar position.

[flower]

That is fascinating on the Open MRI scanners. With my spinal injury I have spent plenty of time being scanned both with the MRI and a Bone scan. Ironically I found the Bone Scan which was open more of an ordeal that the MRI. The MRI I found very noisy even with all the ear defenders , I had a "silence of the lambs" style mask placed over my head so they could get a good look at my neck which was very claustrophobic the only way I could deal with it was to keep my eyes closed all of the time. As for falling asleep I found it too noisy and would be worried I would move and end up being in there even longer.

I hope the scan went well.