sharona
31-05-09, 19:17
Hi
I had to go and have a head mri scan done today. I know its Sunday but my local hospital rang me on friday and asked if I would like to go and have one done 20 miles away or wait until the end of June. I opted for today.I have been having problems with my ears, fullness, tinitus, heart beat noises in ear so they sent me.
Anyway I have been really worried all weekend as I heard its claustrophobic-not sure if thats spelt right. It took 15 mins in all and they put a guard over my head and I had earphones to block out the noise. I got a bit panicky but they give you a button you can press if you want them to stop.
I did not have to stop it though-thank god.
It is very noisy even though you have earphones on. They speak to you to in there to check if you are o.k, I did tell them I was anxious before I went in. They kept telling me how long the seperate scans were which was good in a way as you knew how long the noises would last for as they come on when they are scanning. I had 3 seperste scans, 1 x 1 min, 1 x 2 mins and 1 x 4mins. They left the longest one till last-that was the worse one as I made a mistake of opening my eyes and felt a bit anxious but I just closed them again and told myself it would soon be over and it worked.
My one peice of advice is-close your eyes as you are going in and don't open them till you come out-that way you cannot see anything thats close to you if you know what I mean.
Anyway I thought I would share this with you in case you are going for one. I am the most anxious person when it comes to hospitals e.t.c, if I can do it anyone can.
I have to wait for the results now so will keep you all posted.If anyone want to pm me about the scan then feel free.
Sharona
I had to go and have a head mri scan done today. I know its Sunday but my local hospital rang me on friday and asked if I would like to go and have one done 20 miles away or wait until the end of June. I opted for today.I have been having problems with my ears, fullness, tinitus, heart beat noises in ear so they sent me.
Anyway I have been really worried all weekend as I heard its claustrophobic-not sure if thats spelt right. It took 15 mins in all and they put a guard over my head and I had earphones to block out the noise. I got a bit panicky but they give you a button you can press if you want them to stop.
I did not have to stop it though-thank god.
It is very noisy even though you have earphones on. They speak to you to in there to check if you are o.k, I did tell them I was anxious before I went in. They kept telling me how long the seperate scans were which was good in a way as you knew how long the noises would last for as they come on when they are scanning. I had 3 seperste scans, 1 x 1 min, 1 x 2 mins and 1 x 4mins. They left the longest one till last-that was the worse one as I made a mistake of opening my eyes and felt a bit anxious but I just closed them again and told myself it would soon be over and it worked.
My one peice of advice is-close your eyes as you are going in and don't open them till you come out-that way you cannot see anything thats close to you if you know what I mean.
Anyway I thought I would share this with you in case you are going for one. I am the most anxious person when it comes to hospitals e.t.c, if I can do it anyone can.
I have to wait for the results now so will keep you all posted.If anyone want to pm me about the scan then feel free.
Sharona