@tgraf66 I am hoping, for your sake, that the Ativan does the trick. My husband is also very claustrophobic and MRIs are his least favorite thing to do. Sending you patience and calm as you navigate this whole thing.
@tgraf66 Best calming wishes and hope for successful testing.
@cc21 That is a special story, thanks for sharing.
@tgraf66 I too am claustrophobic. (I think I was buried alive in a prior life). lol I had one MRI years ago that they gave me pills to help. I was sick after from the medication and wound up in bed all weekend as I was very sleepy. This past year I was very sick with gall stones and had the stone removed, then the gallbladder. Two months later another stone. I had to have two MRI's with no medication. The tech gave me a pillow to put under my knees to take the pressure off my back, gave me a blind fold, put ear plugs in my ears for the noise and a set of headphones over the ears. They can also play music to try and distract you. This worked for me. I wish you good luck. I will be praying for your success.
@tgraf66 When you know when your MRI will be please let us know - in addition to what they gave you (and they also gave me Morphine while I was in there to keep me calm) we'll all try to make sure we send you the energy you need to get through it while doing it.
Sentiments like this don't always help but I'll say it here in case this is one of the 49% of the time it actually is - sometimes keeping your mind on the fact that once you're out of there you'll have better answers is the thing that will keep you going.
@tgraf66 Hi, I am not a fan of the MRI, I have found if I keep my eyes closed the whole time, from the time I lay on the bed bit, I don’t look at anything going on in the room beforehand, the eyes are shut from go to whoa and I try and think about other things. It helps me. Good luck with it all.
best wishes
Okay, so they gave me 3 mg of Ativan (one an hour before, and two 15 minutes before), plus I took all my regular meds (which also have a sedative effect), so I was probably waaay overmedicated, but I got through it. 🎉 The machine was a newer one so the tunnel was actually quite a bit bigger than the ones I've been in before, so I think I probably could have done it with less meds, but I'm glad I didn't. Anyway, I won't get the interpretation until at least Monday, so I'll keep y'all posted. Thanks for all the prayers and good vibes. 🤗🥰
I reached out to the transplant coordinator yesterday with a few questions and she called me back this morning. Apparently the transplant teams are meeting today to see if we'll be moving forward.
Enough people have read this and see me moving forward so I'm not super worried but there's still a nagging little voice in the back of my head going "But it's not a done deal!" - as soon as I know for sure I'll let you know. (She was happily surprised about my weight loss to date and told me my whole team is very in favor of moving forward - but both my team and K's team has to agree so my fingers and toes are now firmly crossed over one another for the day!)
@dannyboy As I read your first line I heard... "Relax...you've got this" So try not to stress out and worry.. it doesn't do you any good and you need to take care of your mental health too! Hugs!!! Kudos... Prayers,Light and Love to you!!! All of Heaven is on your side to support you in giving this incredible Gift!!!! ❤️
@dannyboy, I felt very calm as I read your post. Given the nature of this surgery, it's not at all surprising that all of the physicians involved are approaching this mindfully. That's really what you want to see. Just take it a day at a time, and know that we're all rooting and praying for you.