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MRI claustrophobia
by: jc on Thu, May 07 2009

I have had several MRIs in past 2 years and always fear them greatly due to my extreme claustrophobia (even when I had a foot MRI I freaked!) If you have an stnading MRI facility in your area, it is worth it. I had abdominal MRI and although it still was stressful, I found it to be better. During brain MRI I definitely had to be given medication and even then had to have a friend come in, hold my hand and talk me through it. So for those of you like me, the best way to make it through is medication, friends and more importantly I prayed fervently throughout the procedure. Good luck!

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Sat, Sep 19 2009
I recently had to get another MRI done...but this time it was an open MRI...this arrangement worked much better than the standard one. I still took me...Read
Fri, Sep 18 2009
I would try to relax a little more. An MRI does not cause any radiation such as wiht X-Ray, or CT. A Stand-Up MRI may make a bit of a difference to yo...Read
Wed, Aug 26 2009
I too have severe MRI claustrophobia...I've been getting MRI's since I was 3 due to my dwarfism and the spine issues. It's only been in the past 7 yea...Read

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MRI claustrophobia - by jc - (Thu, May 07 2009)
I have had several MRIs in past 2 years and always fear them greatly due to my extreme claustrophobia (even when I had a foot MRI I freaked!) [more..]

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