Survived the MRI

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Wondering
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Survived the MRI

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Hi all,

had my first ever MRI yesterday and as some of you know I was having some major anxiety about it i.e. Claustroohobia. I did pretty good. I took 1mg Ativan and a gravol about an hour beforehand. I was good with the face helmut thing they put on you but asked the tech to remove the face cloth because for some reason that freaked me out. Anyway, heart pounding, i entered the machine with eyes closed...i slowed my breathing and went to a happier place in my mind. 20 mins later i was brought out and all ok. Im proud of myself for not freaking out as i usually cannot even be in a tanning bed. Mind over matter. Health over anxiety....it worked for me. Special shout out to Michele for all your kind messages.

Cathy
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hi cathy :) you might find magnesium can help with that kind of anxiety as well. glad you made it out all right :D
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Thanks JL....good to know !
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We knew you'd do well. :smile:
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Thanks Barry :)
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