Facing a big fear of having MRI

[Andrea1915]

So I have had a constant headache for 2 months now and had to have a MRI with and without contrast today I'm so proud of myself for getting through it! I'm super claustrophobic my whole life I won't ride and elevator or go In bathrooms with weird locks afraid of flying all of that kind of stuff and I have always had an intense fear of having to do an MRI. When I first walked Into the room I just sat on the chair in their and just cried I was looking at the machine and the head piece that was going to be over my head and face for the entire thing and I literally didn't know how the hell I was going to get through it! Baby steps and a good technician who was patient with me and allowed me to get comfortable with everything one step at a time I had my mom there and she held my hand the entire time I was in the machine it was an open MRI otherwise there's no way I would have gotten through it! Anyways, I'm so happy that is over with now as far as the results thats the other hard part waiting to get them back but a lot of the anxiety that I had was not so much the headache but knowing that I had to do that test and now I know I can get through things that I fear I just need to tell myself I can do it I was really afraid of the dye injection to but didn't feel anything at all!

[blackcat64013]

Well done to you! That's the thing about the big A. The event is hardly ever as bad you thought. If only we can stop overthinking before it happens

[Starry]

Big hugs. Well done on getting through that. They are horrible noisy things.

[Andrea1915 in reply to Starry]

Yes they are!