Moving on up and to a new blog.
I went and had another MRI today, it was on just my scapula and the area around it.
The new open and seated MRI machines are awesome, but these rods do not like hard and flat surfaces at all.
They had me seated, and then they tipped the whole chair up and then back, so I was completely flat on my back with my knees up in the air, and my feet dangling.
As soon as it tipped back, I was like uh, this is not good.
The tech asked me what was wrong and so I told her that the rods are being pressed down into the hard back and it's hurting really badly, but I'll try it.
A test they told me was only going to be 15 minutes, was really an hour to an hour and a half long.
I lasted in that position for about 20 minutes, and then I was pressing that buzzer like mad.
The rods and my left iliac screw were seriously freaking out.
It was beyond painful.
I made her get me out of it immediately, it was that painful.
So, then we had to try it a different way.
I was now sitting normally, but she strapped this thing around me so my arms couldn't move at all, and it ended up cutting off the circulation in my arms from my elbows down.
By the time the test was over, my hands were all pins and needles.
And there is something seriously wrong with their air conditioning compressor, because that room felt like it was 120 degrees.
The tech was sweating, I was sweating, and she just kept saying sorry, I don't know what's wrong.
Kinda sucked.
Let's hope I'm done with any more tests for awhile ok?
Oh, and I will be starting a new blog soon.
I want to get all these medical and health posts off of here.
I need to look into doing that today.
Later days!




Comments
My last MRI was a semi-nightmare. It was what they considered an open MRI but I beg to differ. They had to do my shoulder and scrunched me up and my whole left arm and shoulder were asleep the whole time. Test was over 1 hour, I hate those.. Good luck on the new blog too.
Posted by: tazdog | July 2, 2008 5:26 PM
Oh that's a good idea for another blog! I know you've been toying with the idea of what you could do for another one so I'm glad you thought of that!!
mysinglemompincushionlife.com hehe
Posted by: Jade | July 2, 2008 6:35 PM