Re: Scared of MRI! on neck, claustrophobic!
I'm also extremely claustrophobic and this would be a nightmare for me too. However, there is a facility in Cheltenham that uses an 'open' scanner...it's much wider and open on three sides and is specifically for either people whose body weight is greater than a conventional scanner can take, or people with documented claustrophobia, that's to say your GP knows of this and can refer you based on it. It's still part of the National health service so you won't have to pay, but you may have to wait longer for an appointment.
My brother travelled to this facility when he had to have an MRI a few years ago. Apparently there are only two of these open scanners in the UK and i'm not sure where the other is. There should be more of them though, but I think they cost the NHS alot more to buy.
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