MRI
So, I went for an MRI/MRA this morning. For some reason, I woke up at 5 and never really got back to sleep. Off to a rousing start. DD2 came in at 5:40 saying she had a nightmare. We snuggled for a moment in front of the computer, she went to the bathroom, and happily went back to bed. (Apparently she didn't get up until around 9.)
So, I left the house around 6:45 thinking I had plenty of time to get where I needed to go, but I had misunderstood where the facility was and after two phone calls and almost 40 minutes of driving, I made it there. Luckily, I had most of the paperwork done ahead of time. Shew.
Got in to the machine probably at 7:45 and was then tortured for the next hour. Ugh. I am not claustrophobic, so that bit didn't bother me at all. However, being unable to move my head for more than an hour, especially given that it was sitting on a hard metal surface, was awful. Plus, my earplugs, while good at reducing noise, hurt to wear. So, there were times when I had a headache from the MRI, my ears were hurting from the earplugs, and the back of my head was hurting. I felt so whiny. And I wanted a drink. The tech was very sympathetic. She was very sweet and told me at one point when I was whining about having a drink to move my arms and legs. That did help some. Unfortunately I could not listen to anything because they were scanning my head. And it wasn't relaxing. I couldn't have fallen asleep if I had tried (I did sort of try).
So, um, that's me. I hope the scans look totally normal and clear and the dizziness just clears up all on its own. Maybe I'll manage a nap today. That would be most excellent.
In other news, I want to hear about the Merlin panel at that Empire screening. I will be looking for reports of it later.
So, I left the house around 6:45 thinking I had plenty of time to get where I needed to go, but I had misunderstood where the facility was and after two phone calls and almost 40 minutes of driving, I made it there. Luckily, I had most of the paperwork done ahead of time. Shew.
Got in to the machine probably at 7:45 and was then tortured for the next hour. Ugh. I am not claustrophobic, so that bit didn't bother me at all. However, being unable to move my head for more than an hour, especially given that it was sitting on a hard metal surface, was awful. Plus, my earplugs, while good at reducing noise, hurt to wear. So, there were times when I had a headache from the MRI, my ears were hurting from the earplugs, and the back of my head was hurting. I felt so whiny. And I wanted a drink. The tech was very sympathetic. She was very sweet and told me at one point when I was whining about having a drink to move my arms and legs. That did help some. Unfortunately I could not listen to anything because they were scanning my head. And it wasn't relaxing. I couldn't have fallen asleep if I had tried (I did sort of try).
So, um, that's me. I hope the scans look totally normal and clear and the dizziness just clears up all on its own. Maybe I'll manage a nap today. That would be most excellent.
In other news, I want to hear about the Merlin panel at that Empire screening. I will be looking for reports of it later.