I went in for my MRI yesterday. I took 1.5 mg of Ativan prior to the MRI. Thank goodness I did because I was in the tube for two and a half hours! I was very relaxed for the MRI and did a good job of following directions. I spent the entire time in the MRI holding my breath every 30 seconds or so. I would be told "breathe in and hold" and then could hear the MRI machine taking the images. I was able to have headphones on and listen to music while I was in the machine. It was actually fairly comfortable. About halfway through I was injected with dye via IV and they did more images.
The tech told me that the Radiologists would review my MRI and send the results to my doctor. I already have an appointment to go over the results on Friday September 9th at 4:15pm. I hate waiting!!! I am just not patient enough to wait over a week to find out if I have a tumor or if I just have a bulging wall or oddity in my valve.
I feel like if I actually make it to my September appointment the news will be good. If anything is wrong I think they'll call me in earlier. I am cautiously optimistic that on September 9th this whole fiasco will be over. I am hopeful that there is nothing seriously wrong with me. I can get off of the coumadin and move on with life. But I'm also prepared if the news is bad. I just want to know.
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