I have posted this in the ‘Every day living’ forum, although thankfully, ‘every year living’ would be more precise…
Tomorrow i have my annual photo shoot in the small tube of horrible rave music… the MRI.
I am not a fan of this procedure, although i am eternally grateful to have this technology made available to me. I am therefore always eager to bring it to as swift a conclusion as possible (so i can open my eyes and take off the ear muffs).
And so, what techniques work best to not swallow for 10 minutes at a time? Dry mouth / wet mouth? Breathe through mouth or nose? Have a curry before? Several beers perhaps?
It annoying that when told not to swallow for the next phase of photos, that becomes all that you want to do! Last year it cost me an extra 30 minutes of confinement! And this year, i seem to be developing a devilishly, ticklish cough as well!
Your advice / tips / wisdom are all gratefully received!
I’ve had a few MRI’s too and never been told not to swallow. I did point out once that my jumpy legs might kick-off (no pun intended!) but the nurse said don’t worry.
I may be strange but I find the whole procedure fascinating, what are all those sounds? Awaiting a further MRI appointment soon and can’t wait.
I will follow this with interest. You are so right, the minute they say “dont swallow” its all you want to do. Unfortunately I have no tips…I just try and think about something else whilst they do that bit and somehow, have always managed not to swallow when they ask.
I got my pictures copied onto a CD. For 5 quid I have over 500 photos of parts of my body that only the very few have ever seen before. I often go for a tour through my brain before dinner.
You can’t get better value for money (even from Fotostop).
When I paid for a CD of my MRI, it cost me £25!! Each time and I did it twice. Does this mean my brain is more valuable than yours? Or more difficult to find?
And when I gave the two CDs of my MRIs to a new neurologist, he promised to load them onto his hospital server and send them back. He never did. Do you think he wanted to keep them as a personal memento? Or does he have a small problem with either telling fibs or forgetfulness?
Not that I actually care or want to ‘go for a tour through my brain’.
There could be money in them thar pictures, AD. There are probably murky corners of the World Wide Web that cater for the tastes of those who go all unnecessary over pictures like that.
recently had my eyes tested and a photograph of the eye taken. Afterwards asked to move away from the screen as I didn’t want to see them and unless there was a serious problem I didn’t want to know what was there!
I wasn’t told not to swallow when having my scan - wasn’t prepared for just how claustrophobic the whole thing was tho’ - and I too wondered what the clanking noise was.
It actually was a good thing I had a copy of my earlier scans because it allowed a new neurologist to see a range of scans over several years rather than just having one scan. At least that was the theory.
Other than that, I’m not sure exactly why I paid for the copies. It’s not like I can read the scans. And I was already fairly sure that I had a brain, I didn’t need the evidence. I think I did it just because they offered. A small money making opportunity perhaps?
well last night’s MRI DJ was less fussy about my deglutition tendencies… they merely suggested i tried to inhibit it if possible during the neck scans but ultimately, all went without a hitch and i was in an out of that coffin like environment in just under an hour
yay! i even sneaked in a cough or two! will see in a week if the results were good enough.