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by Millenium - The Mysterious M. . . GONE! on September 4th, 2009

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Are you too claustrophobic for a "closed" MRI?

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  • by sloroller on September 4th, 2009

    sloroller

    Definitely! I was in one for almost an hour and had to keep my eyes closed tight, picturing blue skies above me. I had my eyes open for a few seconds when I first entered it and my heart started pounding like crazy.

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  • by Midnighttoker on September 4th, 2009

    Midnighttoker

    Close but made it. Mostly it was the damn noise!

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  • by Cotton 201 on September 4th, 2009

    Cotton 201

    ummmmm...very close, but somehow made it! +5

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  • by Mastodon on September 4th, 2009

    Mastodon

    Not unless I got stuck in it like that episode of Scrubs.

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  • by CT on September 4th, 2009

    CT

    I've had a few of those..and it doesn't get any better..I am not claustrophobic but they are not something I'd like to experience too often..its the dreadful noise that does it..

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  • by Nancy on September 4th, 2009

    Nancy

    No, I've had them done before. I still hate the noise they make though.

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  • by DukeG on September 4th, 2009

    DukeG

    Ive had so many MRI's Ive lost count. They don't bother me in the least. I close my eyes and have a nap.

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  • by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on September 4th, 2009

    Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT

    I doubt it. I flew on small aircraft for hours in a combat zone, enclosed in a small cubicle....had 35mm AA come through the plane many times, crash landed upside down twice. But, I did my duty and kept getting back on the thing. If I didn't, somebody else would have had to. And I was good at my job. We all were. And one of the training courses was to be able to stand being captured and tortured. One of them was being crammed into a small box and being left there for hours. I passed the test...and many others.

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  • by Little big mouth on September 4th, 2009

    Little big mouth

    I had one & I'll NEVER have another one

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  • by Perryman on September 4th, 2009

    Perryman

    No, thankfully not.

    If the doctors want to find something out - so do I.

    I will sit throw an MRI if I have to and put up with the discomfort.

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  • by Lucky on September 4th, 2009

    Lucky

    I am borderline. Certainly anxiety kicks in when the tray slides into the cavity.

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  • by Rollie on September 4th, 2009

    Rollie

    No. I have had several and have no problem with them except for the noise.

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  • by THE SHADOW on October 22nd, 2010

    THE SHADOW

    yes they tried it on me once and i withstood it for a short time and had to get out

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  • by endowed - out on September 5th, 2009

    endowed - out

    Nah, I've done it before and it doesn't bother me.

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  • by mellow_girl on August 25th, 2011

    mellow_girl

    Share your answer...

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  • by Weylon on August 25th, 2011

    Weylon

    I actually had to stop an MRI because of this. I overcame the phobia for Hyperbaric treatments but I have not tried the MRI since then.

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  • by knowwereman222 on August 25th, 2011

    knowwereman222

    Oh ya I put it off until there was no way out. Than the noise about made me crazy. I had to have two of them

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  • by mellow_girl on August 25th, 2011

    mellow_girl

    I had to have an MRI because I'm having major pain in my lower back. The first time I went I was half way in the machine and freaked out and left and was shaky all day. I had to wait a few months until I would try it again, I once again freaked out, I could feel the tube closing in on me, I know it wasn't, but it felt like it and I had to go to the waiting room and calm down. Even though I'm now on Lexapro I also took two Valium and asked my Mom to go back with me. They gave me a cloth to put over my eyes and I wet it which I found calming. They let me go in feet first and I raised my arms over my head so my hands and arms were hanging out, my mom played with my hair and rubbed my head with one hand and held my hand with her other hand. It actually wasn't that bad, thanks to my Mom. I guess we still do need our parents as adults. Anyway, that was two days ago and I should get my results on Sept 1st. Good luck with your MRI.

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