Knee MRI

AC Man

They tell me my head will be out. That's not good enough. Will my arms be out? Why do you have to be in up to your neck for a MRI on your knee? I didn't used to care but now find myself claustrophobic among other things. My son went in recently for a MRI on his shoulder head first. ****? I would rather die.

jad1097

It's not that bad

AC Man

jad1097 wrote: »

It's not that bad

If I have a way out on my own no problem. Stick me in a tube barely bigger than me with no way out other than to call for help not good.Funny thing is when I was young I had no issues and no worries.

BobD

Don't sleep the night before. No coffee. Close your eyes and they'll wake you when it's over.

rock_fish

Yep. Ask for a mask. Easy peas.

Also be a man and go.for the no sedation wisdom teeth pull. 15 minutes and.you're driving home

S.S.Tupperware

I do find my self liking small spaces less every year...

AC Man

I think the older you get the more nuratic you get. Lol. Me and my brother agree.

on deck

I had one last Oct. and was seriously happy when the machine stopped dragging me into that tight assed tunnel at my neck. I just closed my eyes and thought about boobies. I agree with the above statement about liking tight spaces less and less as I get older.

Silent snooker

BobD wrote: »

Don't sleep the night before. No coffee. Close your eyes and they'll wake you when it's over.

unless you twitch a lot when you sleep….if you do then i don't recommend falling asleep it'll take multiple attempts for them to get a clear picture. trust me I've had many mris that had to be redone.

AC Man

Sleeping? Lol, not a chance. More like aniexiety attack. If my arms are free I'll be fine. They have open MRI why aren't they all? There is no way s football lineman fits in one of those machines. I want what they get.

Schmidty

Quite a few years back I got damaged and was stuck in an MRI tube for quite a while they did both knees.

Everything was going well until they hit my chest...it just didn't fit.

.....with a nurse pulling on both arms....and a great big guy pushing the table in while saying exhale....they finally got me in that torpedo tube with nothing sticking out but my arms.

If I was claustrophobic I probably would have died....

hatcity

several years back had one. Had to check entire body. Found-one broken wrist (obvious), 2 pelvic fractures, one broken rib, one fractured clavicle

Was in a bit of pain and didn't care at the time

Tarpon65

AC Man wrote: »

There is no way s Triple Threat fit in one of those machines. I want what they get.

FIFY

Tarpon65

CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK BANG
CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK BANG
CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK BANG
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The sound annoys me more than the tight fit with my NFL lineman like body.

Polar

RIP triple threat, we warned him about those machines. I told him they had some faulty ones up by him, theyd ground out and shock him with 347,000 volts. Were gonna miss you buddy

gandrfab

Ask the Doc to give you some kind of chill pill

Fish Haid

LOL! When I had a shoulder problem, I had to go in "Statue of Liberty" pose. Bad (sore) arm above my head and other at my waist. No way to scratch my face, and of course my nose started itching immediately. Being fat, it was a tight fit. Took about 25 minutes. Listened to Allman Brothers. I almost pressed the panic button a few times, and finally decided that I would press it when the next song finished. I pressed it just as she said we were done. Never Again!

I hear that in Ocala they have an "open MRI", but that there might be a waiting list.

Soda Popinski

S.S.Tupperware wrote: »

I do find my self liking small spaces less every year...

Getting to the point i cannot be strapped in to those rides at the theme parks. I don't like being enclosed, or restrained. I wonder why that has changed as i have gotten older. Almost lost it on spaceship earth, that was like being in a coffin.

Tarpon65

Fish Haid wrote: »

LOL! When I had a shoulder problem, I had to go in "Statue of Liberty" pose. Bad (sore) arm above my head and other at my waist. No way to scratch my face, and of course my nose started itching immediately. Being fat, it was a tight fit. Took about 25 minutes. Listened to Allman Brothers. I almost pressed the panic button a few times, and finally decided that I would press it when the next song finished. I pressed it just as she said we were done. Never Again!

I hear that in Ocala they have an "open MRI", but that there might be a waiting list.

I had the same issue when I did a partial tear of my bicep (stupidly protecting boat from piling). I was in so much pain and not able to move.

rock_fish

Couple to a few sallies is this lot

Polar

Dont mind them and I am EXTREMELY claustrophobic. The worst was going through the pain of the diverticulitus and having to kinda lay on my sides in the machine, and not breath, and not fart.

Tarpon65

rock_fish wrote: »

Couple to a few sallies is this lot

At least we can get married now!