I went to have an MRI scan on my back. Not getting old, just injured! For those who don’t know MRI machines are big and scary.
Not so good for the paranoid and claustrophobic. The thing that stayed with me was the experience and how the staff made me feel. They metaphorically held my hand through the entire procedure. They managed my expectations right from the start. The doctor told me about the machine asked questions. At the clinic they again advised the machine looked scary and told me I’d be in a tunnel with no space. Handed me an emergency panic button, and told me the machine makes noises like a car smash. Then gave me a list of CD’s to listen to while having the procedure. (headphones & catered for all tastes too). All this cost nothing.
Net result was to minimise an uncomfortable experience. Not all products are about providing emotional highs and discretionary expenditure. Maybe your start up is about providing a service people don’t like, maybe you’re a dentist. What things can you do to make it a remarkable anxiety reducer?
i went for an mri scan also, i am 15, on my brain so i was fully inside the machine. I agree the staff at the hospital (Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, West Yorkshire, UK) made me feel very welcome but i would not do it again.
i had a tumour removed in october last year. i lost part of my bowel and lost the use of my bladder. since then i have noticed lumps growing on the outside of my skin. i am only out of hospital after having my bowel examined which was clear. But now i am going for my mri scan. I have had ct scans i have had tests in places you would not believe but nothing scares me as much as being in a small place. I am only 33 years of age(feeling like 90 at the moment)
Next week will be my 3rd experience with MRI. The first one was horrendous, as I am claustrophobic. I thought I was going to have a heart attack. I won’t even go into a sports car or the back seat of a 2 door vehicle. The 2nd, last year, was much better. I guess they call it an open MRI. I had at least a 1 foot distance between me and the machine, and my body was outside. Nevertheless, even with the help of a very caring and knowledgeable staff, I was still running out of breath and my heart was pumping like crazy. I can’t believe that with all the wonderful scientists and inventors we have around in the world, no one has done anything to correct these machines that resemble medieval torture devices.
I have to get an MRI tomorow. I’m only thirteen and am really claustraphobic. I’m really nervous.
im 13 the hospital tried to get me to have an MRI scan because my hands got clamped into one position and now ive developed lumps all up my arm and my joints are really painful..
when they got me too the MRI i thought it wasnt going to be that noisy but as i walked in someone was already during the procedure and as i am claustraphobic and hate loud noises, i panicked and started crying my eyeballs out but as i have a heart problem it then cause palpertations ect..
im going to another hospital to get an upright one done..
I’m 40 and I had an MRI yesterday. What a trip! I honestly hated it, but I’m also very grateful that such technology exists. I may have a herniated disk and it’s been awful. I am losing the use of my legs little by little. I can’t wait for the results so that we know what’s going on in my body and hopefully find a solution.
The staying still part was hard! I’m also not claustrophobic, but this machine made me almost have a panic attack. What helped was closing my eyes during the entire time (I was in that machine for a total of one hour) and I visualized places that I’d rather be in. Believe it or not, I relaxed so much, that I felt like I had fallen asleep for hours! Even the loud clanging and banging did not disturb me. Try it!
I had an MRI scan on my pelvis today and, even though I did not have to enter the tunnel completely, I still felt a little claustrophobic. Nevertheless I went through with it, and like someone else mentioned previously, I am pleased such technology exists. The noise is the one aspect of the whole thing I really didn’t like and as t he CD player was broken I had no choice but to endure the many weird and strange sounds that came emanating from the machine.
If you are feeling nervous about having an MRI scan – do not be afraid – it won’t bite and it is not at all painful – just noisy.
I am 8 years old and must have an MRI tomorrow. I am wondering how it went for you? I hope you did OK!
I’m due to go for an MRI scan for my brain tomorrow, i’m absolutely terrified!! that machine is huge and the noise thing scares me!! :-((
I am having a brain mrii scan and have fillings in my teeth and 1 gold cap,will i be all right?Thanks.
i went for an mri when i was 4,i remember the whole experance! im now 17 and the hospital’s wants me to have another one but i dont know if i can face it! im so scared of small spaces. and im jsut generally terrified of the mri scan its self. 🙁
I went for an MRI scan today on my spine. Was very apprehenve to say the least! The comments about noise are correct – I spent most of the time (about 1hr 10mins) trying to compare the noises to something i.e. road drilling etc
Anyway the ordeal is now over and I truly am thankful that such wonderful technology exists.
i am having an mri scan today and am really scared i have a tounge peircing will they make me take it out???