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... and I am not looking forward to it!
They do have a much larger unit at the hospital than before, but not much encouraged about that.
ER Doc filled me in on tumors and cancer. My doc want's to know what is really going on.
Anyone ever have an MRI for Cancer?
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Noisy inside and no fun if you're claustropobic, but otherwse painless.
One of my customers invented it. Or so says the bait and tackle store where he drops off the fish he wants me to mount. Needless to say the guy is rolling in dough.
Hope you get a good outcome and if anything it's benign. It would scare the hell out of me to have the possibility no matter how remote.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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My family will pray for you. Keep us posted!
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Cecil,
Get his name, I know two of the guys that were on the original team back when it was called nuclear magnetic spin resonance. Those guys were way ahead of their time. And the tech came from a whole different field.
About the process, Cecil is right, a bit noisy and painless. If you are claustrophobic, try an eye shade or close your eyes. Think good thoughts about wide open spaces.
Praying for the best, never had it, don't want it, but I know several who have and with today's understandings and treatments, your odds have never been better.
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The one thing is the one thing A dry fly catches no fish Try not to be THAT 10%
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Take care Buddy! I hope for a great outcome as well. I have had 4 MRIs. My advice.....Keep yer eyes closed and country music on the head phones!
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Cecil,
Get his name, I know two of the guys that were on the original team back when it was called nuclear magnetic spin resonance. Those guys were way ahead of their time. And the tech came from a whole different field.
About the process, Cecil is right, a bit noisy and painless. If you are claustrophobic, try an eye shade or close your eyes. Think good thoughts about wide open spaces.
Praying for the best, never had it, don't want it, but I know several who have and with today's understandings and treatments, your odds have never been better. Bob Conner. Main home is in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Has a place on Snow Lake, Fremont, Indiana. Is he one of them?
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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... and I am not looking forward to it!
They do have a much larger unit at the hospital than before, but not much encouraged about that.
ER Doc filled me in on tumors and cancer. My doc want's to know what is really going on.
Anyone ever have an MRI for Cancer? My Wife had several when a softball size brain tumor was discovered. The imagery these days is astoundingly clear and accurate...near photo quality.
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I had one recently. No cancer found.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Sending prayers your way, JKB!
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I had an MRI performed this year to check my pituitary. Since the scan was focused on my brain, just my head was inside the machine. The only peculiar part was the skull cradle intended to hold your head still. They forgot to turn on the music, so I got to listen to the machine the whole time. Nothing to it.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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JKB, thinking about you and hoping for the best. 10 days is a long time to wait for a MRI. If they really felt it was cancer I'm sure you could get on a waiting list or go some place in the middle of the night. There is an open MRI unit outside my window at work here and there are some MRI machines that run around the clock.
I agree with those above about trying to put yourself in another place in your mind. Although I've never been claustrophobic, if you stare at the steel plate that is about 3" above your nose you start thinking about the times when you were young and you tried to shimmy through a long culvert and started to wonder if you were going to make it to the other side or get stuck inside. It is best to relax, use music if that helps, keep your eyes closed and pretend the sky is far above you, the wind is blowing, etc.
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Good luck JKB. Prayers are coming your way. There is an open MRI unit outside my window at work here...I agree with those above about trying to put yourself in another place in your mind. Although I've never been claustrophobic, if you stare at the steel plate that is about 3" above your nose you ... canyoncreek I have yet to have my first MRI, but I am pretty claustrophobic. Do you know if they will allow you to take Xanax before an MRI? I would think Xanax would really help in that situation.
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I don't remember if it was attached to the fixture that went around my head, or to the machine itself, but there was a small mirror right above my face, angled so that it provided a view of the wall behind the MRI machine. That wall had a window, so even though I was facing straight up I could use the mirror and watch the parking lot....see cars coming and going, people moving, etc. I don't mind tight spaces myself, but I could see where having that might help some people deal with the procedure.
I liked listening to the machine, and feeling the mechanism moving around me.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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...Do you know if they will allow you to take Xanax before an MRI? I would think Xanax would really help in that situation. Mark, Xanax or Valium are the MRI drugs of choice. MRI's around the head may require a cage, so they are claustrophobic. JKB, hope all goes well.
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Mark, Xanax or Valium are the MRI drugs of choice. Good to hear Al....when and if I get my first MRI I will need one or two!
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Phil- Thinking about you here in MN! Painless with a little noise like others stated. I didn't get the music option. Closed my eyes and found my happy place. Hoping the results are good you controls freak ...Jeff
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Damn I leave for a little bit and you start to fall apart!! Surely it is just a case of oldashelliosis. Sending some prayers!
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remember to remove any metal from under your flesh (even old shards of metal, unexploded ordinance, shrapnel etc) I have too many stories of oxygen tanks from adjacent rooms sucking in and exploding in the magnet (and also other large metallic objects) The techs are good and will help you through it.
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"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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have to have magnetic 'pull' Although when they do screening CT scan of the eyes, of they see anything 'metallic' they don't take any chances and have to take precautions. I don't understand how they decide but some metal is OK if it has been in the tissues for a certain amount of time. Maybe it gets scarred in enough that it can't zing out, but I wouldn't want to take the chance.
I know titanium prosthetic parts (hips, knees) are fine. Pacemakers are a big no no (till they get MRI safe pacers soon) The rest, up to the radiology team.
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Straight ahead, JKB!
Nothing to it but to do it.
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Yeah I was in one of the bigger ones 2 years ago for when I had to have 8 inches of my lower intestine removed. It's was by far the easiest part of my 22 day stay that's for sure!
Good Luck man keep us posted.....
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Bummer. I've had three MRIs over the years. Mine were for back problems. They had me so drugged for one of them, I barely remember anything about about it. The other two were actually kind of relaxing. I wore a set of headphones with soothing music playing. It was a like doing the deep relaxation at the end of a yoga session.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
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Have had a couple. No big deal just a little confining. Wishing you the best with the results.
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Agree, there isn't anything to worry about with getting an MRI. I thought there was plenty of room, and felt comfortable even when fitted with a skull cage for a brain scan. It just cleared the tip of the nose. Don't sweat it, for a mechanically/technically minded individual it's merely a chance to experience and ponder the inner workings of an unfamiliar piece of equipment.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
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