Having an MRI tomorrow [View all]
I’m get my MRI tomorrow afternoon for the back/spine pain I’ve had since last November.
The pain isn’t constant but affects me about 3 times each week and is so bad I have to use narcotic pain pills and muscle relaxers when it hits. Even with the pills it sometimes lasts six hours or longer and the pills just make me really dizzy and unsteady on my feet.
I chose to have an ‘upright MRI’ instead of the more common ‘tube’ type where they slide you into what feels like (to me) a coffin. See photos below.
After this MRI, I intend to switch ‘spine specialists’ as the doctor who ordered this MRI is the most incompetent doctor I’ve encountered in my 73 years. I already have a highly rated team lined up, at another hospital, and they accept my insurance.
The MRI will take 45 minutes, during which I can watch TV.
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