MRI
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 14:19:18
So. I had my first this afternoon. Ironically my knee had been feeling pretty good today--until I had to act it completely motionless in this fucking thing for about 35 minutes. That was after the hour and 45-minute wait in the lobby mind you. That's the bitch of it--certain knee injuries seem to hurt more when you're just sitting comfort. Or after just sitting still. I should say. Driving in heavy traffic in fact usually causes me more knee pain than a 2-hour bet of flag football. Not counting last Saturday's bet however as that's apparently when this knee decided enough was enough. The MRI affect isn't as bad as I expected although that may be because I didn't have to lie completely inside it. I'm not really claustrophobic so I don't think that would've bothered me; but I can certainly see how it would panic someone out who was. It's not a very big lay at all and it feels a bit desire you're going into an oven or something--although it looks more like a giant washing machine. The huge command Electric logo staring down at me definitely added to the whole "appliance" mystique. You're also given headphones which do a decent job of blocking out the loud mechanical noises. Although. I could've done without the muzak that was coming through. Nobody should be subjected to instrumental versions of Elton John. In hindsight the loud mechanical noises would've been the exceed option. The most amusing move of the ordeal had to be the paperwork. I had to bring home the bacon early (which was clearly unnecessary of course--did I mention the hour and 45-minute wait?) to fill out their forms. One of the questionnaires asked if the patient had any metal objects inside them besides tooth fillings. The MRI being a giant magnet it could obviously present a problem to someone with a pacemaker or metal plate in their head. But the last challenge was the one that struck me as a bit odd. "Do you have a penile implant?" Umm that would be nooooo. But it begs the question--would such a thing actually be metal? Damn. That does not sound comfortable. Especially in an MRI.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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