I've had one. Was looking at my lower right side of my head for anything strange that looked cancer related. I'm happy to report, I'm a-ok!
I am an administrator of sorts at a large imaging center. I can answer questions about your MRI. There are a lot of people here telling you things that are false or unique.
1) It sounds like they are doing an MRI on your IAC (internal auditory canals.) This is generally done with and without contrast, meaning there is a pretty fair chance of getting a needle.
2) Do not wear anything ferrous. No metal, etc. Just because the metal isn't going into the tube doesn't mean it won't be affected by the magnetic field. There have been incidents where people walk into the room and their nametags fly into the tube. I remember hearing about this kid with rollerskate shoes and his feet got stuck to the side of the magnet (no, you cannot just pull really hard and get things to come off of it.) The whole room has a magnetic field and any metal in there is bad. Even the metal on your jeans, as someone stated, can cause third degree burns (the magnet heats the metal up.)
3) You will spend around half an hour in the tube. It will be loud, so they will give you earplugs. They are not a pill. Do not swallow them. (Yes, this happened once
)
4) If you are extremely claustrophobic and cannot stay still, they can give you a mild sedative to calm you down.
1) It sounds like they are doing an MRI on your IAC (internal auditory canals.) This is generally done with and without contrast, meaning there is a pretty fair chance of getting a needle.
2) Do not wear anything ferrous. No metal, etc. Just because the metal isn't going into the tube doesn't mean it won't be affected by the magnetic field. There have been incidents where people walk into the room and their nametags fly into the tube. I remember hearing about this kid with rollerskate shoes and his feet got stuck to the side of the magnet (no, you cannot just pull really hard and get things to come off of it.) The whole room has a magnetic field and any metal in there is bad. Even the metal on your jeans, as someone stated, can cause third degree burns (the magnet heats the metal up.)
3) You will spend around half an hour in the tube. It will be loud, so they will give you earplugs. They are not a pill. Do not swallow them. (Yes, this happened once
)4) If you are extremely claustrophobic and cannot stay still, they can give you a mild sedative to calm you down.
I just had one a few weeks ago for a cervical issue. I really thought I was about as far from claustrophobic as it gets until I was slid into that thing. Once in there, I had a moment where I nearly had a panic attack and came close to pushing the "help" button in my hand. But then I just closed my eyes and started daydreaming about stuff from my childhood. That helped a lot but I never opened my eyes after the first spell of discomfort. I think I even fell asleep for a few minutes. Definitely noisy but the plugs muffle it.
Good luck with your results.
Good luck with your results.
you wont get an injection... if they need a dye they will make you drink a cup of horrid anus potion.
but you wont need it for your thing
but you wont need it for your thing
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