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Do you have a coping mechanism to get through an MRI?
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My MRI was for my head. Before starting the MRI, I asked the tech to put me in the tube and then take me right out. This was so that I "could see what I was signing up for." On doing so, I could see that I would still be able to see out of the tube. This helped a little. They also gave me a buzzer to stop the MRI if need be. While in the tube, I remembered that a person with normal brething takes breathes close to 20 a minute. So I counted my breaths. This gave me a focus and also let me know the progress I was making in completing the MRi.
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Counting helps! I had a brain MRI and decided before they started I was just going to keep my eyes closed. A head cage is used, maybe you had one? To keep the head from moving at all. I preferred to just not see.
The tech asked what music I wanted to listen to and I said Yo Yo Ma classical cello solo. He’d never heard of that - but found it on YouTube. It is so searingly beautiful it makes me forget everything else. If you get a chance to have whatever music you like - ask for something that you love.
I got through a 2 hour MRI in 1 day by taking 2mg of Lorazepam. It’s the only way I can handle an MRI.
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I am an xray tech. I find that going into mri knowing you can see the out and closing my eyes and meditating really helps. I am thin so I have lots of room around me in the tube.