Back from Hell
Monday, September 24
The MRI technician I had today had to be the
bitchiest around. Now granted this is my fourth MRI
so I'm pretty used to the routine, but this one was
the worst yet. I can tell you I will never go back to
this imaging center again.
So I go in, I get undressed and put on the gown, blah, blah, blah and the technician tells me my sequence will be 45 minutes. I wasn't thrilled that I was going to have to be smooshed into the little tube for 45 minutes but whatever.
Now I have had both open and closed MRIs and while open is defintiely preferrable, closed is not SO bad... well that's what I thought until this last one. I get all situated on the narrow little plank and get moved into the tube. Perhaps I have just been pampered but in every MRI I have had the technician has kept in contact with me over the speaker making sure I'm okay and keeping me updated as to the progress of the test-- as in "This next set will last 7 minutes" or "You can relax for a minute" Not this one.
After what seemed like (and I confirmed afterwards) at least an hour I started to wiggle uncomfortably. I hadn't heard a peep from the technician and then she comes over the speaker "You okay?" Actually I wasn't okay. My neck and back began to lock and I desperately needed to move. She pulled me out of the tube and let me stretch for about 5 seconds then snaps at me the question of why my neck and back are locking. Um, that's why I'm there in the first place. I don't know why. She asks me if it's something "systemic". How the hell do I know? If I knew what was wrong I wouldn't be having an MRI in the first place. She then informed me it was going to be just 15 more minutes. Ok, despite being in severe pain at this point I figured I could stomach another 15 minutes. Well, she really meant another 45 minutes. I am not exaggerating, I checked the time when I left the place.
Well my neck and back couldn't handle it any longer so I begin to shout that I can't do this anymore. She tells me I need to wait another two and a half minutes. That seemed to be her only accurate calculation of time. She pulls me out and tells me she was only able to complete three out of the four parts of the test because of my inability to lie still, but that three out of the four should be good enough. If the test was only supposed to be 45 minutes what in the world had she been doing for 2 hours?? Turns out she was doing more than one person at the same time. Lame. Apparently I wasn't the only unhappy camper either. The waiting room was filled with people complaining left and right.
So I'm pretty grouchy. Oh and when I arrived they asked me which rib hurt. I was like "What???" Apparently they couldn't read the doctor's handwritting and I nearly had an MRI of my ribs. Perfect. I also only got about 4 hours of sleep last night. Boo. I really need to rest. :( After tomorrow's appointment I am just giving up and pain or no pain I need to get back to all my emails and updating the site. I don't have time for more ailments.
So I go in, I get undressed and put on the gown, blah, blah, blah and the technician tells me my sequence will be 45 minutes. I wasn't thrilled that I was going to have to be smooshed into the little tube for 45 minutes but whatever.
Now I have had both open and closed MRIs and while open is defintiely preferrable, closed is not SO bad... well that's what I thought until this last one. I get all situated on the narrow little plank and get moved into the tube. Perhaps I have just been pampered but in every MRI I have had the technician has kept in contact with me over the speaker making sure I'm okay and keeping me updated as to the progress of the test-- as in "This next set will last 7 minutes" or "You can relax for a minute" Not this one.
After what seemed like (and I confirmed afterwards) at least an hour I started to wiggle uncomfortably. I hadn't heard a peep from the technician and then she comes over the speaker "You okay?" Actually I wasn't okay. My neck and back began to lock and I desperately needed to move. She pulled me out of the tube and let me stretch for about 5 seconds then snaps at me the question of why my neck and back are locking. Um, that's why I'm there in the first place. I don't know why. She asks me if it's something "systemic". How the hell do I know? If I knew what was wrong I wouldn't be having an MRI in the first place. She then informed me it was going to be just 15 more minutes. Ok, despite being in severe pain at this point I figured I could stomach another 15 minutes. Well, she really meant another 45 minutes. I am not exaggerating, I checked the time when I left the place.
Well my neck and back couldn't handle it any longer so I begin to shout that I can't do this anymore. She tells me I need to wait another two and a half minutes. That seemed to be her only accurate calculation of time. She pulls me out and tells me she was only able to complete three out of the four parts of the test because of my inability to lie still, but that three out of the four should be good enough. If the test was only supposed to be 45 minutes what in the world had she been doing for 2 hours?? Turns out she was doing more than one person at the same time. Lame. Apparently I wasn't the only unhappy camper either. The waiting room was filled with people complaining left and right.
So I'm pretty grouchy. Oh and when I arrived they asked me which rib hurt. I was like "What???" Apparently they couldn't read the doctor's handwritting and I nearly had an MRI of my ribs. Perfect. I also only got about 4 hours of sleep last night. Boo. I really need to rest. :( After tomorrow's appointment I am just giving up and pain or no pain I need to get back to all my emails and updating the site. I don't have time for more ailments.
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