Sparkling_Fairy
20-05-24, 16:16
Hi all, I have to get a brain MRI done next Monday.
I'm not worried about the results of the scan. It's to rule some stuff out, but I'm not worried it will actually show anything.
I'm worried about the test itself. I'm very claustrophobic. I'm also a generally restless person. It takes me ages to settle down at night before I go to sleep. I'm constantly moving my legs around to get comfortable, so I'm worried I'm going to ruin the test by not being able to lie still.
I do have Xanax on prescription which I'm planning to take before the test to at least take away most of my anxiety around it.
But if anyone here has experience with it, how long are you generally in the tube for and how still do your legs have to be when you're getting imaging done of your head? As long as I can move them a little bit without moving my head, would that be alright? Or do they have to be perfectly still?
I'm not worried about the results of the scan. It's to rule some stuff out, but I'm not worried it will actually show anything.
I'm worried about the test itself. I'm very claustrophobic. I'm also a generally restless person. It takes me ages to settle down at night before I go to sleep. I'm constantly moving my legs around to get comfortable, so I'm worried I'm going to ruin the test by not being able to lie still.
I do have Xanax on prescription which I'm planning to take before the test to at least take away most of my anxiety around it.
But if anyone here has experience with it, how long are you generally in the tube for and how still do your legs have to be when you're getting imaging done of your head? As long as I can move them a little bit without moving my head, would that be alright? Or do they have to be perfectly still?