Have any of you been in a MRI machine

[Jumptheshark]

During my Disneyland vacation last November, I tripped on a staircase connecting the Marvel and Star Wars exhibits in Tommorowland. I had leg pains in my thigh and calf. I finally convinced my dad to talk to my primary care physician to see my leg. After stretching my leg, he told me to get an X-Ray first, and if the scans shows nothing, get a MRI. So, last Wednesday, I got an X-Ray, and the doctor saw the X-Ray and told dad that day that they show up negative. So Dad schedule a MRI today. I got the MRI. It was cold, and I was fidgety, but I made it.

So, anybody else have to go inside the MRI machine?

Several times--mostly due to a nasty knee injury I suffered a few years ago

 

[BigMac1212]

Several times--mostly due to a nasty knee injury I suffered a few years ago

Ouch. I hope you're feeling better.

 

[BigMac1212]

Cannot get into one as I use a pacemaker.

If I did, let's just say that the results would be very bloody, and pieces of skin and flesh would fly out.

Would you believe I learned that people with pacemakers can't take MRI scans from a Screwattack.com video?

 

[Baby Punisher]

LOL, I thought I was the only person who could sleep in there, with all that clanging and banging.

There isn't much else to do.

 

[BigMac1212]

There isn't much else to do.

Except listen to the voices in your head.

Still no news on my left leg. I'm getting nervous. And the guy running the machine said there would be a report in 3-4 days. Weird.

 

[KesselBuiltMyHotrod]

There isn't much else to do.

Some places offer you headphones with satellite radio.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Except listen to the voices in your head.

Still no news on my left leg. I'm getting nervous. And the guy running the machine said there would be a report in 3-4 days. Weird.

That goes without saying.

I am sure you will be ok.

Some places offer you headphones with satellite radio.

How? There is metal in headphones.

 

[JS19]

Wait a minute...

How does anyone get into a magnetic resonance imaging machine if we're all made of metals? (iron in our blood). Magneto could rip iron out of people's blood.

Check and mate.

 

[KesselBuiltMyHotrod]

How? There is metal in headphones.

They're not ferromagnetic.

 

[beowulf]

Been a few times and I don't have an issue with it. I can see how some might find it claustrophobic though. The last time I went I actually almost fell asleep.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

outside of dental x-rays, I've had one neck x-ray

nothing else so far luckily

 

[Baby Punisher]

They're not ferromagnetic.

I learned something new today

 

[UsernameWasTaken]

I had one...for a foot injury of all things.

The experience was fine.

 

[BigMac1212]

That goes without saying.

Touché.

 

[DaveG]

More then once, and I've had a couple CT scans as well. Knee injuries and concussions are a *****.

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Read the results from an MRI. Does that count?

 

[Baby Punisher]

More then once, and I've had a couple CT scans as well. Knee injuries and concussions are a *****.

I had a CT scan. They are quick.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Read the results from an MRI. Does that count?

Did you read the results in the MRI machine?

 

[BigMac1212]

I had one...for a foot injury of all things.

The experience was fine.

Glad the experience was fine.

 

[BigMac1212]

They're not ferromagnetic.

Magneto feels sad.

 

[TMLeafer]

You sued Disneyland and made millions of dollars right? Right??

 

[BigMac1212]

You sued Disneyland and made millions of dollars right? Right??

I'm not Digital Homicide levels of stupid. That was totally on me.

 

[End of Line]

Yep. Had one done about 3 weeks ago after being dicked around by my insurance [they denied the 1st order). My Orthopedic gave them hell about it and the next day it was approved. MRI showed that I had a ruptured disc + a bone spur + Degenerative Disc Disease in the L4-L5-S1 region. Had a Microdiscectomy done on Monday morning. The past two months had been absolute hell for me. That pain and numbness was unreal. I'm glad the whole ordeal is over with and the recovery process has started.

To answer your question, yes and it took about 45 minutes.

 

[Baby Punisher]

Yep. Had one done about 3 weeks ago after being dicked around by my insurance [they denied the 1st order). My Orthopedic gave them hell about it and the next day it was approved. MRI showed that I had a ruptured disc + a bone spur + Degenerative Disc Disease in the L4-L5-S1 region. Had a Microdiscectomy done on Monday morning. The past two months had been absolute hell for me. That pain and numbness was unreal. I'm glad the whole ordeal is over with and the recovery process has started.

To answer your question, yes and it took about 45 minutes.

Was it a sitting or laying down MRI? Usually a back that bad a sitting MRI shows more.

 

[End of Line]

Was it a sitting or laying down MRI? Usually a back that bad a sitting MRI shows more.

Laying down.