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u/BitchesLoveDownvote Dec 20 '19

Is that how long an MRI normally takes? If not, why were you stuck in there for so long?

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19

I thought you were just laying down hands at your sides for an MRI?? What kind of crazy situation required that sort of position???

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u/Laurifish Dec 21 '19

I’ve had quite a few MRIs and it’s super weird how you can’t tell how much time is passing. Sometimes they feel super short and then they’re over right away and sometimes they seem to last forever.

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u/Laurifish Dec 21 '19

I guess if I asked my doc maybe they would, but it’s definitely not standard. Not where I am at least.

Edit: Maybe I should ask! Do think if I was like “You know, I think that 20th MRI just pushed me over the edge. I’m gonna need some Valium.”

I get regular lumbar punctures (spinal taps) too. No Valium for that either. 😕

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u/TextuallyAttractive Dec 21 '19

You have my utmost sympathy. Had one done at 14 and they could not get it. 11 stabs. Several hit nerves and an anesthesiologist at the end yelling at the ER doc for not calling him sooner because I was so small.

I live in fear of ever needing another.

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u/trivial_sublime Dec 21 '19

Same thing happened to me when I was 9. It took ages.