Mri tomorrow.

[Smartcloud1981]

I have my MRI tomorrow to see if the medication is doing it’s job. I want to say it is but it’s so hard to now. I’m not a big fan of the mri. So hard to lay still for that long. I make up stories in my head or count the bug stickers they put on the tube. Or name the bugs. Sometimes I talk to my parent who are deceased. I know it’s a necessary evil but I’m not a fan.

[bxrmom]

Good luck tomorrow Smartcloud1981 I usually count the pings during the different scans to help pass the time. I have fallen asleep before and they had to redo a portion of the scan. Keep us updated!

Jessie

[Smartcloud1981 in reply to bxrmom]

I tried to fall asleep last time was just to loud.

[Smartcloud1981 in reply to bxrmom]

I zone out a little. Much better then my first one.

[anaishunter in reply to bxrmom]

Yep, falling asleep would be my preference but the thing is so loud. I try to get into a yoga mode and focus on my breathing. In one place, they had music and Mozart was great.

Hope you're getting the results you want tomorrow. Keep us posted.

[greaterexp]

I discovered I was claustrophobic after the brain MRI in 2016. Fortunately, my doctor prescribed Valium for the next 2, which caused me to sleep through the major part of them. Is that an option for you?

I hope it goes well. Let us know, won’t you?

[RoyceNewton]

5mg valium before the MRI and just sleep through it.

[anaishunter in reply to RoyceNewton]

RoyceNewton and greaterexp you're 100% right about valium.

Most doctors ask whether you need some calming medicine prior to a lengthy MRI. No need to say no to Valium if you know MRIs are painful for you.

[Smartcloud1981 in reply to anaishunter]

It’s just that I’m fidgety my nature so laying still so long drives me crazy. Then my back hurts when I’m done or hips.

[GildaS]

Mental games help. I pick a category (flowers, cities) and run through the alphabet, trying to name something that starts with each letter.