MRI's?

fo shizzle · #1 02-05-2010, 01:13 PM

Any of ya'll have experience with these things?

My oldest daughter is having one tomorrow. She is having headaches and we don't what's causing it. She has a history of seizures.

I'm scared to death........

()smoke() · #2 02-05-2010, 01:24 PM

the mri will help to understand better what might be responsible--the procedure itself is painless and will go best if she's relaxed and comfortable, so do your best calm her and reassure her

will be hoping for the best

bassteban · #3 02-05-2010, 01:26 PM

Man- I feel for you. It truly sucks to watch your kid in pain/fear and you can do no more than hold their hand. My dad(87)has had a recent MRI; I'll ask him how it went. I'm fairly certain they're not as tortuous as they used to be. Hang in there.

i_got_a_mohawk · #4 02-05-2010, 01:26 PM

It's painless and just a bit uncomfortable.

But that was probably more to do with me being broad shouldered and barely fitting in the machine.

One thing I'll say tho, tell her in advance it's going to be noisy, even with plugs!

Pilgrim · #5 02-05-2010, 01:27 PM

I've had an MRI. It's loud inside the machine and you can't move without screwing it up, but it's really not a big deal. No pain, no problem.

()smoke() · #6 02-05-2010, 01:28 PM

ps--with the 'open-air' variety, there's no sense of claustrophobia either...i've had a few for various injuries

shadowtippy · #7 02-05-2010, 01:28 PM

I had one done a few years ago and slept through most of it. I did take a Valium to ease my feeling of clostraphobia(sp) but the procedure is painless.

CrispyDelicious · #8 02-05-2010, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fo shizzle

Any of ya'll have experience with these things?

My oldest daughter is having one tomorrow. She is having headaches and we don't what's causing it. She has a history of seizures.

I'm scared to death........

I had one due to a broken wrist that didn't heal properly; X-rays weren't revealing anything (neither did the MRI). The docs were stumped. The process itself is painless; I think I dozed off during mine.

Commreman · #9 02-05-2010, 01:35 PM

I have had many MRI's. When I was a kid, they were easy, and I thought that they were cool. As an adult, I need vallium to get into a closed MRI, because I get claustrophobic in them.

MRI's are absolutely painless. I have had them for cluster headaches, sports injuries, and most recently, last year for my elbows.

shadowmac · #10 02-05-2010, 01:38 PM

I just had my first one last week. I seperated my left shoulder at the PIZZA MAN fire here in Milwaukee on Jan 19th and had to have the MRI done.

The MRI itself is not really too bad. It's loud, but they'll give your daughter headphones with the music of her choice to listen to during the scans, HOWEVER, she has to be absolutely still for about 25 minutes - no moving, no deep breaths, no swallowing, etc. with the exception of a moment or two between scans when the technician gives her the green-light to do so. Then it's back to absolutely still.

Take a deep breath dad; kids take this stuff alot better than their parents do.

Good luck to your daughter and with her diagnosis.

Mac - HEDDA

bassrique · #11 02-05-2010, 01:58 PM

These days we're lucky to have the wealth of CT, MRI, PET and ultrasound scans to name what I know of. [What did I miss?]

Best wishes.

bassteban · #12 02-05-2010, 02:00 PM

My dad had one a couple of weeks ago- it couldn't have been too bad as he doesn't even remember.

Prayers goin up for you & yours; let us know how it goes, eh?

becker4567 · #13 02-05-2010, 02:13 PM

Like everyone else has said, no pain involved, just noisy and you have to stay completely still for about 20-25 minutes. I started to doze off after 5 minutes or so. Keep the faith! All your TB bros are behind you and your daughter (and thats some pretty powerful mojo)!

playinpearls · #14 02-05-2010, 02:31 PM

i had one on my wrist for carpal tunnel years ago. It was nothing....a little loud yes, but you just lay there, and the machine bangs around, then your done...it doesn't touch you at all...

I actually fell asleep in there for about 20 minutes...they give you ear plugs.

P. Aaron · #15 02-05-2010, 03:58 PM

With a pituitary issue and the multiple myeloma, I am a 'tube' veteran of these things. A medical pro could probably elaborate better than I could but I have had about 10 of these done in the last 6 years.

One of the last MRI's I had done was a re-examination of my pituitary gland. The scan lasted almost an hour and when I got out I felt fine, but about 3-5 minutes afterward...I became nauseous. That's never happened before.

Had another about 2 weeks after that prior to a kypho-plasty surgery on my spine (from the myeloma) and that one did not make me dizzy or nauseous at all so I asked the tech what would make me so dizzy.

He told me that most MRI's they have are equipped with a 1.5 magnet and their new one is a 3.0 magnetic scanner. He stated that the stronger the magnetic field, the dizzier one can get.

Depending upon where you have the MRI done, sometimes they give you headphones w/music. Othertimes, they just give you earplugs for the sound.

They channel a lot of air through the 'tube' to relieve that enclosed feeling. They're not bad...unless one cannot tolerate those tight spaces.

I just close my eyes and dream.

Have they said whether they are going to set up an IV for 'contrast'?

capnsandwich · #16 02-05-2010, 04:10 PM

I just had one last week and my nose started bleeding due to a sinus infection I had, nothing to do with the MRI. I just had to sit there and take it like a man while I got blood all over the pretty white pillow they gave me to lay my head on. They're painless and relaxing, in my case at least up until my nose started.

fo shizzle · #17 02-05-2010, 04:12 PM

Thanks guys........ I'll let you know.....

thesilence · #18 02-05-2010, 07:56 PM

I've had three mri's (knee 2x and head once) in the past three years and there is nothing to be worried about unless of course you leave metal in your pocket. Its just annoying for my adhd self to stay still that long. Hope she's ok I'll be praying for her

Stu L. · #19 02-05-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fo shizzle

Any of ya'll have experience with these things?

My oldest daughter is having one tomorrow. She is having headaches and we don't what's causing it. She has a history of seizures.

I'm scared to death........

I feel for ya brother. I had my first ever just this Monday. It wasn't bad, other than I had to use a bite device to hold my mouth open to different sizes (tmj sucks!).

My oldest went through the same thing, almost exactly 5 years ago to the day. She had two seizures that morning, and thankfully the EMTs witnessed the second. Then she rode a helicopter to Childrens in Dallas where she had a few more, all witnessed by doctors and nurses. We had CT scans, a MRI, and a strobe test. At least those are the ones I remember. No cause was found, and after two or so years of preventitive meds she was weened off and hasn't had one since that day. I remember it so well because she was a week shy of being 2. She'll be 7 on the 13th.

You'll all be fine. Where is she having it? I'm not too far from FTW if I can do anything to help, I'll be glad to. God bless

fo shizzle · #20 02-06-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu L.

I feel for ya brother. I had my first ever just this Monday. It wasn't bad, other than I had to use a bite device to hold my mouth open to different sizes (tmj sucks!).

My oldest went through the same thing, almost exactly 5 years ago to the day. She had two seizures that morning, and thankfully the EMTs witnessed the second. Then she rode a helicopter to Childrens in Dallas where she had a few more, all witnessed by doctors and nurses. We had CT scans, a MRI, and a strobe test. At least those are the ones I remember. No cause was found, and after two or so years of preventitive meds she was weened off and hasn't had one since that day. I remember it so well because she was a week shy of being 2. She'll be 7 on the 13th.

You'll all be fine. Where is she having it? I'm not too far from FTW if I can do anything to help, I'll be glad to. God bless

You're a good man, Charlie Brown...... She went through it fine. As usual, it was a much bigger deal to me than it was to her.

We see the doctor Monday........