06-30-2022, 07:55 AM
Yesterday I saw the Big Kaiser for an MRI of the spine. Last month I had one of the brain, another of the cervical spine (neck). This one was for the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. Before I went in, the technician grabbed my shoulder and asked if I was okay. "You look a little unstable." I told him it was the neurological problem I was here to get diagnosed.
This MRI takes an hour. Right away I discovered a problem. My neck had no support. It was like doing a plank across two chairs with my neck. But foolish me, I was determined to stick out. Absolutely miserable trying to stay still for so long. Near the end, he radioed in that he was seeing some movement and was I okay. I mentioned the neck. He couldn't hear my answer but opened the machine's end so he could. He proceeded to shove stuff under my neck until I said it was much better. He told me he'd have to rerun the last part of the MRI. Okay, I'm ready.
No sooner does he start than I realize the neck is still planking. Being a fool once again, I decide to stick it out. What a long ten minutes that was.
I was afraid I'd come out with a neck issue that might last weeks. But I was okay as soon as I emerged.
My noggin and whole spine show signs of wear. Guess I should have kept it in the original packaging. But nothing is significantly bad. It's scary but nice to have a reference picture of your whole spine to compare with later if you do develop problems. But this this whole direction of testing seems misdirected and overly expensive.
This MRI takes an hour. Right away I discovered a problem. My neck had no support. It was like doing a plank across two chairs with my neck. But foolish me, I was determined to stick out. Absolutely miserable trying to stay still for so long. Near the end, he radioed in that he was seeing some movement and was I okay. I mentioned the neck. He couldn't hear my answer but opened the machine's end so he could. He proceeded to shove stuff under my neck until I said it was much better. He told me he'd have to rerun the last part of the MRI. Okay, I'm ready.
No sooner does he start than I realize the neck is still planking. Being a fool once again, I decide to stick it out. What a long ten minutes that was.
I was afraid I'd come out with a neck issue that might last weeks. But I was okay as soon as I emerged.
My noggin and whole spine show signs of wear. Guess I should have kept it in the original packaging. But nothing is significantly bad. It's scary but nice to have a reference picture of your whole spine to compare with later if you do develop problems. But this this whole direction of testing seems misdirected and overly expensive.