This morning I had my MRI. Yep, bright and early on a Saturday morning, isn't that what everyone wants to do? I have learned a few things about what having an MRI entails. 1. it's loud 2. it's snug 3. it's too long
The worst part about the whole thing was that the nurses could NOT find a good vein to get the IV inside me. They needled me 5 times. I was covered in white cotton balls! I had one on both hands, in the upper wrist and 2 at the bend in my arm. Two different nurses tried until they finally gave up and sent for an ER nurse. I was about to call in some of my own friends in the medical field! Finally the ER nurse came down and took the needle, and boom, everything was fine. I'm busied all over, but found the whole thing to be somewhat funny! How could getting an IV be more painful than my biopsy? Who knows, but it was!
The BEST and most humorous part of getting an MRI is the fact the nurses pretended I was going to listen to music. They gave me a choice of various styles of music and placed the headphones over my ears. As I was being placed into the long tube- quite, relaxing music was singing in my ears. Ahhh, I though, this won't be so bad. A nurse voice cut through the music and told me I was about to hear a loud sound, and then it began. Two huge bangs, which I assumed was the loud sound, started the process. Then came what sounded like a machine gun going off- for about 5 minutes. Next came the pounding, as if someone were violently pounding on the door. That went on for about another 5 minutes... MUSIC? Ummm, can't hear any music, just the drumming, pounding, and simulated machine gun sounds going on all around me. The next loud and obnoxious sound was that of a blow horn. If you saw any Wold Cup soccer games this past summer, you know what I'm saying. Just pretend it was placed right at your ear, while your listening to music, of course. Next the car alarm, then back to the banging on the door, then I lost track. The whole 'music' thing made me think of the movie Titanic. I remember there were 3 men playing string instruments out on the deck as the boat was sinking. People and chaos abound, yet the music was there in the background. It didn't do anything to calm anyone or stop the chaos, but it was there. That was exactly what having an MRI is. So, don't be fooled when they ask you if you want to listen to music!
The weirdest part is that one of my friends told me yesterday that I should just take a nap during my MRI. A nap, really?
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