MRI number one this morning

Los Gatos MRI is a very organized place. I never felt forgotten or lost. They told me what I needed to know just before I needed to know it. They even knew almost to the minute how long I'd be at the facility.

The MRI machine is a big smooth supermodern-looking thing. It belongs in a 1970s science fiction movie.

The medical technicians (is that the right title?) did a great job propping my leg in exactly the position they wanted. This would keep my foot not only at the desired angle, but allow me to relax completely enough that it would stay still. I was told they were taking 2-mm slices and I had to be very good at holding still. There were foam wedges, cushions, towel rolls, little pillows, and even a Velcro strap helping support my leg.

It's very hard to remain perfectly relaxed. It's even more difficult when the magnetic pounding begins and all the nerves respond. Anyone else who's had an MRI: have you experienced this? I can FEEL IT. It's very, very, very weird. Once I even got some surprisingly strong tingles from some of the nerves that we suspect are damaged.

mactavish, you asked about different sound after the contrast. I can't say, because every one they did sounded different. There was the WAAAA, WAAAAA, WAAAA, WAAAAA one, and the JIJIJIJI DADADADADA JIJIJIJI BOBOBOBOBO DADADADADA one, and the ONK ONK ONK ONK ONK one, and the MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM one (MMMMM was very nice, felt like a massage of every cell in my legs). Plus of course I was in major-senses-shutdown mode from having needle stuff done.

All in all they did maybe eight spurts ranging from thirty seconds to five minutes. I was in the machine about forty minutes. I was told I held still well. Good.

The doctor should have the results in three business days. By then I will have gone in for the other foot, which'll be Friday morning.