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MRI Cooked His Brain (lemmy.world)
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[–] 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Also not defending chester Cheeto. But I'm curious why they make you do the cage. That thing absolutely terrifies me, and I was so glad they never made me use it when they were scanning my brain because of my chairi malformation. Maybe it's because it's my brain stem they're looking at?

At any rate, I'm so sorry you have to go through that. I can't imagine. Literal nightmare fuel

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I've had scans for my brain and neck area and they've used a cage always. And the last time they did the neck they did this extra big cage just for that section. It fucking sucks. It's possible it's just because I'm in a red state that hasn't had as much investment in it for medical tech so things are more outdated. Or the people hate me and want me to suffer in that cage. Probably that first one. Or they just need to because they're scanning the whole brain maybe? I dunno. I just know that I have them put a washcloth over my eyes so I can't see it because, like you said, nightmare fuel.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    :( God, that's awful. It's making me wonder if they're going to do it to me when I get my next scan. I haven't had one since I was 14 (34 now...), and I was in Virginia then. Doc told me a couple years ago I should probably get a scan sometime soon to confirm everything is okay. It'll either be in Tennessee or South Carolina this time around.

    Do they use the mesh one that hardens in place on you?

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    If you mean the washcloth then no, it's just a normal washcloth that you would use at home. They just lay it over my eyes and I can't see the cage so it's easier to convince myself it's not there.

    If you end up getting another one, they say that you shouldn't move at all during the scan and that's not quite true. There are multiple scans and you can quickly adjust in the lul between loud dub step noises. When I'm not sleeping through the scan I'll take those few seconds to adjust and get more comfy. Just some advice. Those spots also might be harder to hear if you listen to music just fyi, I don't.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    i was confusing the mask for the cage. I thought you were talking about one of these, but apparently they are for oncology treatments.

    Still, the cage would be awful. The washcloth is a great idea. I panicked really badly my first time in an MRI when I was a kid. I got to a point by 14, when I had my last one, where I was mostly okay... But it being 20 years, I don't know how I'll handle it when I get the next one, especially if they introduce a cage >.<

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