Random question!
I'm booked for corticosteroid injections into superior and inferior recti muscles (top and bottom eye movement muscles, both sides) on 16th Dec. I'm having to travel about an hr each way to be seen before Christmas, and not able to drive for 36 hrs afterwards.
I've also now been sent an MRI appt for the following day, 17th December- the oculoplastics consultant has requested MRI imaging of my orbits (eye sockets) to determine how much is swelling, how much is fatty tissue movement/ deposits and therefore how likely it is that things will settle without orbital decompression.
I'm really unclear as to whether having the MRI less than 24 hrs after steroid injections in the same muscles they essentially will be scanning is going to give a true picture or not? The MRI department were also not sure when I asked so I have left a msg for the consultant but given I am waiting for him to respond to a message left with the secretary 10 days ago, I'm not overly hopeful of getting an answer in time to agree or decline the MRI!