| MRIFear 2005-06-07, 11:51 am |
| Gurus
I think this matter has been discussed a thousand times before. Please
offer your input. Thanks a lot in advance. If you can cc to my email
address, I really appreciate it.
First MRI in 1998 - Just jovial and did not feel a thing. Did not even
know what was claustrophobia. It was just pure fun.
Second MRI in 2000 - The chinese MRI tech could not speak and
understand my accent. I had to get an appendate on neck (it is a MUST
said the chinese tech). Could not move. Feared that I would die in the
tube. The shot of dye made me vomit and made my life HELL. He also gave
me a tablet (name do not remeber). He said it will relax me. It never
did. It NEVER worked. It made me fear MORE.
Third MRI - OPEN MRI. Feared a bit but managed.
(ALL THE ABOVE ARE NEGATIVE)
Fourth MRI (yestearday - 6-6-05). Freaked out on both open and closed
MRIs. They said - this appendage for chest (it is for spinal MRI for
the pain in thoracic region). Agreed OK. This appendeage for head (may
be OK?). But this band on your head not to move (FREAKED ME).
Now I cannot eat, drink or do anything. I fear even seeing MRI machine
picures on the web. I am just hopeless. I feel I am a worthless fellow
to live.
Any hope at all? Is there something that can put me to sleep? More than
finding my back ache problem, I am interested to overcome this fear. I
am just pretty hopeless by any standard. PLEASE!
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