What a pussy!

[Ziggy]

My shoulder has been hurting me for months and the pain goes from the outside of my arm all the way into my neck.
Today I went in for an MRI. I freaked out once they rolled me back into the tube. WHAT A PUSSY!
I've never reacted like this to anything, major anxiety. Felt trapped. Anyone else ever had one or feel weird getting one?
Guess they are gonna get me on some valium before I go in and try again.
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[YoPengo]

.... Only when the doctor checks my prostrate. :yikes

 

[djunkie]

No. The noise that machine makes drives me crazy though.

 

[TBI]

My shoulder has been hurting me for months and the pain goes from the outside of my arm all the way into my neck.
Today I went in for an MRI. I freaked out once they rolled me back into the tube. WHAT A PUSSY!
I've never reacted like this to anything, major anxiety. Felt trapped. Anyone else ever had one or feel weird getting one?
Guess they are gonna get me on some valium before I go in and try again.
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I've had a shit ton of them, biggest problem I have is holding completely still for 6 or 7 minutes at a time (unless I'm stoned)

 

[TBI]

No. The noise that machine makes drives me crazy though.

What?

 

[djunkie]

What?

Exactly. Lol

 

[Eli]

I had 3 of them and I'm claustrophobic. When I had mine the guy suggested I close my eyes before I start going in and keep them closed. He also had music playing for me. I pretended I was in a tanning bed. But, it was very difficult for me to not freak out.

I think your reaction is normal. Well as normal as Ziggy can get


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[TBI]

.... Only when the doctor checks my prostrate. :yikes

If the Dr used an MRI to check your prostate, you're a bigger asshole than we thought

 

[djunkie]

I had 3 of them and I'm claustrophobic. When I had mine the guy suggested I close my eyes before I start going in and keep them closed. He also had music playing for me. I pretended I was in a tanning bed. But, it was very difficult for me to not freak out.

I think your reaction is normal. Well as normal as Ziggy can get


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I actually close my eyes and start counting minutes. Last time it seemed to really help. I've had 5 or 6 of them done myself. None of them were great.


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[Ziggy]

I had 3 of them and I'm claustrophobic. When I had mine the guy suggested I close my eyes before I start going in and keep them closed. He also had music playing for me. I pretended I was in a tanning bed. But, it was very difficult for me to not freak out.

I think your reaction is normal. Well as normal as Ziggy can get


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Might be part of the issue. My nose was barely an inch or two from the top and the position of my arms made me feel bound and confined. I'm not a small fellow to begin with so not having any space to wiggle did me in.....then the guy tells me "its gonna be a 30 minute scan, you ok?"
Um no, get me out. I started sweating. I was rather surprised that it affected me this way. Now I'm nervous about trying again.
I've had CT's before but the machine is not as confining, those were cake.
.
And yeah, define normal
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[Eli]

Might be part of the issue. My nose was barely an inch or two from the top and the position of my arms made me feel bound and confined. I'm not a small fellow to begin with so not having any space to wiggle did me in.....then the guy tells me "its gonna be a 30 minute scan, you ok?"
Um no, get me out. I started sweating. I was rather surprised that it affected me this way. Now I'm nervous about trying again.
I've had CT's before but the machine is not as confining, those were cake.

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Hmmm...yea I had plenty of room...I think??


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[Instigator]

I fell asleep during mine.

 

[Yldboyz]

What a pussy!

 

[Tom Brown]

I think that is a common reaction. The Valium will help. Up here, we call it ativan.

 

[OCMerrill]

No. The noise that machine makes drives me crazy though.

Its that magnetic hammer hitting you in the head.

 

[Ziggy]

Xray tech says about 1 in every 10 people he sees has this reaction.......since when am I 1 of 10? I've never been part of a statistical negative...dammit:skull

 

[Rdubz]

I had an MRI done a couple weeks ago for a knee injury and was only partially in and kinda felt claustrophobic. I had mine done really early in the morning (5:30am) so I was able to sleep a little even with all the sound. Maybe try having it scheduled early? :thumbup:

 

[CornWater]

My 16 month old has one next Tuesday...

 

[Ziggy]

My 16 month old has one next Tuesday...

Here's wishing your little one is ok:thumbsup

 

[2Driver]

I fell asleep during mine.

X2 just a little warm in there.

 

[Old Texan]

Last one I "tried" was to get a look at my arthritic degenerating neck......I was a bit freaked out by the closeness but the main issue was I couldn't hold my neck in that position for 30+ minutes and I aborted right a way. Had t o find a standup machine and that's the way to go.

Only other one I've had was to check me out after falling down a flight of stairs and getting knocked cold....I was drunk as a Canadian lumberjack first night in town and that made it a piece of cake.:skull

 

[Timmmmmy]

maybe try a wide open mri

 

[Ziggy]

Last one I "tried" was to get a look at my arthritic degenerating neck......I was a bit freaked out by the closeness but the main issue was I couldn't hold my neck in that position for 30+ minutes and I aborted right a way. Had t o find a standup machine and that's the way to go.

Only other one I've had was to check me out after falling down a flight of stairs and getting knocked cold....I was drunk as a Canadian lumberjack first night in town and that made it a piece of cake.:skull

I'm already thinking about the next attempt on Friday way too much.....I feel anxious about it

maybe try a wide open mri

I've heard of them and seen them advertised on TV....always thought they were for pussies.....oh wait, that's me
Will have to see if they can offer that or ?

 

[skav]

My shoulder has been hurting me for months and the pain goes from the outside of my arm all the way into my neck.
Today I went in for an MRI. I freaked out once they rolled me back into the tube. WHAT A PUSSY!
I've never reacted like this to anything, major anxiety. Felt trapped. Anyone else ever had one or feel weird getting one?
Guess they are gonna get me on some valium before I go in and try again.
From my POS T-mobile thingie

Complete opposite for me. The last time I had an MRI, they had to wake me up. Having 4 kids will do that to you I guess.

 

[Eli]

Complete opposite for me. The last time I had an MRI, they had to wake me up. Having 4 kids will do that to you I guess.

You're so tired you'll take any opportunity to sleep?


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[t&y]

My shoulder has been hurting me for months and the pain goes from the outside of my arm all the way into my neck.
Today I went in for an MRI. I freaked out once they rolled me back into the tube. WHAT A PUSSY!
I've never reacted like this to anything, major anxiety. Felt trapped. Anyone else ever had one or feel weird getting one?
Guess they are gonna get me on some valium before I go in and try again.
From my POS T-mobile thingie

They have MRI machines that are not like the old tube machines. Everytime I've had one they have asked me if i'm good in tight small places and offered the "open" version of the MRI if needed. My shoulders rub the sides of the tube machines if I'm real relaxed but I haven't freaked out.... yet

 

[Ziggy]

They have MRI machines that are not like the old tube machines. Everytime I've had one they have asked me if i'm good in tight small places and offered the "open" version of the MRI if needed. My shoulders rub the sides of the tube machines if I'm real relaxed but I haven't freaked out.... yet

That's where I lost my comfort too, I was wedged in at the shoulders and my arms to my sides just tightened the grip.

 

[westair]

My shoulder has been hurting me for months and the pain goes from the outside of my arm all the way into my neck.
Today I went in for an MRI. I freaked out once they rolled me back into the tube. WHAT A PUSSY!
I've never reacted like this to anything, major anxiety. Felt trapped. Anyone else ever had one or feel weird getting one?
Guess they are gonna get me on some valium before I go in and try again.
From my POS T-mobile thingie

How are you in elevators .... any anxiety at all? I can hardly get in one after being stuck in one but I force myself to do it or I know it would get worse. Same with flying, that one experience seemed to make me claustrophobic, as far as an MRI, no way.

 

[Ziggy]

How are you in elevators .... any anxiety at all? I can hardly get in one after being stuck in one but I force myself to do it or I know it would get worse. Same with flying, that one experience seemed to make me claustrophobic, as far as an MRI, no way.

No problem there, been stuck in one full of people between floors. Took us at least a half hour to get freed, had to climb up to the next floor. Hotel personnel was there waiting with champagne.:drink
I will say that I don't like the glass elevators on the outside of buildings like I once used to.
Flying I'm like a giddy kid, no problems there either.
.
The experience I had today was a first for me.

 

[OutCole'd]

My 16 month old has one next Tuesday...

?? I hope all is well buddy.

 

[CornWater]

Here's wishing your little one is ok:thumbsup

Thanks Zig... I shouldn't have thread capped you, my bad.

 

[CornWater]

?? I hope all is well buddy.

My daughter has what's called a chiari malformation (brain exudes past the skull at back of her head). For now it's a steady diet of MRI every 6 months and monitoring. Brain MRI on a 16 month old obviously requires general anesthesia. Hopefully she grows out of it, if not then brain surgery is required.

Scary stuff for sure, but was really scary prior to diagnosis (fluid on her spine). Hopefully she never needs surgery, but even if she does, the prognosis for full recovery is pretty good.

Once again, sorry Zig...

 

[OutCole'd]

My daughter has what's called a chiari malformation (brain exudes past the skull at back of her head). For now it's a steady diet of MRI every 6 months and monitoring. Brain MRI on 16 month obviously requires general anesthesia. Hopefully she grows out of it, if not then brain surgery is required.

Scary stuff for sure, but was really scary prior to diagnosis (fluid on her spine). Hopefully she never needs surgery, but even if she does, the prognosis for full recovery is pretty good.

Once again, sorry Zig...

Wow, very scary!! But i'm sure everything will work out.

Good luck! And don't worry about Zig, he's a pussy.

 

[JB in so cal]

.... Only when the doctor checks my prostrate. :yikes

Should I have been concerned when my dentist did this?:eek

 

[X Hoser]

I fell asleep during mine.

^^^^^^^^always looking for when I can catch a few winks^^^^^^^^^The tech said I was out before they started!

 

[h2o225]

When I had my first mri I freaked out did not like being put in that tube. The next one I just told myself relax and go to sleep. Which I did.

 

[Buoy]

2 yrs ago I had a massive stroke.
They ran me through every test they could think of.
The MRI was the worst.
They said "just lay still, it'll be about 30 mins"
I was already freaked out being the first time i'd ever been in a hospital, not to mention the right side of my body doesn't work anymore.
They put me in that tube, and time stood still. I was going insane. Couldn't tell if I'd been in there for 1 min, 5 min, etc.
Trying to stay still so I wouldn't screw it up and have to go through this again.
And then, inevitably, your nose itches, or you feel the need to sneeze...
Awful experience.
If there was some music, or at least a tech keeping me updated on how far we were through the process it would have helped.

Good luck tomorrow Zig!

 

[LomitaBob]

my wife has 3 herniated disks in her neck and had a partially torn rotator cuff ( now she knows dinner at 6 means dinner at 6..lol) any how when they started doing all of the treatments she started getting more and more anxiety. a week before her shoulder surgery the doc had to put her zanex ( how ever the hell its spelled )

 

[JBS]

When I had my first mri I freaked out did not like being put in that tube. The next one I just told myself relax and go to sleep. Which I did.

Exactly what I did. It was weird but all the noise actually put me to sleep

 

[Ziggy]

Yeah, I'm still worried about tomorrow. My mind has been trying to make sense of it but I just have this bad feeling it ain't gonna be happening. Wish they'd just put me out for the deal but I suppose I'll give it a shot with the Valium or whatever crap they want to give me:thumbsdown
Not looking forward to it.:skull

 

[Magic34]

Might be part of the issue. My nose was barely an inch or two from the top and the position of my arms made me feel bound and confined. I'm not a small fellow to begin with so not having any space to wiggle did me in.....then the guy tells me "its gonna be a 30 minute scan, you ok?"
Um no, get me out. I started sweating. I was rather surprised that it affected me this way. Now I'm nervous about trying again.
I've had CT's before but the machine is not as confining, those were cake.
.
And yeah, define normal
From my POS T-mobile thingie

Ask for a place with an open MRI. The images are not as good, but it isn't a tunnel. I had one on my wrist for torn ligaments, it was the worst and I have had them for my low back and head in the past. The position they locked my wrist in was horrible for 30 minutes.

What's wrong with your shoulder? I'm currently in PT for a torn labrum.

 

[Ziggy]

Ask for a place with an open MRI. The images are not as good, but it isn't a tunnel. I had one on my wrist for torn ligaments, it was the worst and I have had them for my low back and head in the past. The position they locked my wrist in was horrible for 30 minutes.

What's wrong with your shoulder? I'm currently in PT for a torn labrum.

Possible torn rotator or muscle/ligament tear. Also pain by the shoulder blade area, some sort of scalpula damage. I think I actually might have two injuries so he wanted this picture to determine what and the extent. Who knew racketball was so brutal.:skull

 

[Spudsbud]

I've done both several times unfortunatley. Open costs more. That why they ask you if you're claustrophobic. Or over 200#s
you say yes, ins. pays for the Open.
Much better. Like a 5' pancake literally 3" off your nose but you can see all around you to the sides.
Highly recommended.


Jim

 

[Magic34]

Possible torn rotator or muscle/ligament tear. Also pain by the shoulder blade area, some sort of scalpula damage. I think I actually might have two injuries so he wanted this picture to determine what and the extent. Who knew racketball was so brutal.:skull

Do you have a complete loss of strength in addition to the pain? If you still have strength, it isn't the duff.

 

[screaming pete]

Ziggy change your mental image to something else...like you and the wife floating on the river or running a jet boat on the lower river..you know the good stuff:thumbsup

 

[Ziggy]

Do you have a complete loss of strength in addition to the pain? If you still have strength, it isn't the duff.

Loss of strength yes....not complete loss but not what I should be capable of either.

 

[Eli]

Loss of strength yes....not complete loss but not what I should be capable of either.

Take a Xanax...low dose...just enough to be the equivalent of one shot of Tequila!!!



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[Ziggy]

Take a Xanax...low dose...just enough to be the equivalent of one shot of Tequila!!!



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I think that's what they are calling in to my Rx. I'm hoping its the equivelent to a whole bottle of Goose otherwise I can't see it happening.

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[OutCole'd]

I think that's what they are calling in to my Rx. I'm hoping its the equivelent to a whole bottle of Goose otherwise I can't see it happening.

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Pussy

 

[SBS933]

Hell yeah, I freaked out like a little bitch. I couldn't get out of that tube fast enough, they re-scheduled me for an open MRI and i freaked out again. It was like being crushed alive. Hell with those tests