Brain Tests - Do They Hurt?

[batgirl]

Thanks again everyone. And thanks faerie for explaining the contrast MRI to me. Luckily I'm not having that!

I'm going for my test this afternoon actually... it's a regular MRI. Ugh Terry I drank coffee this morning haha. But I'll try not to drink anything else until I go for the test. Anyways I'm a bit nervous, I hope I can get the valium you guys are talking about. Wish me luck!

 

[batgirl]

Well I just got home from having my MRI... it went fine. I was a bit nervous as I had to be in the tube thing for an hour, but they gave me a sedative and earphones. It was VERY loud at one point but the sedative made me kind of out of it so I didn't panic or anything. Now I'm curious as to the results, but I have to wait a few more days for that.

 

[Terry]

Way to go Batgirl. A lot of people FREAK in the MRI. Just didn't want you to hear it before. You BRAVE !!!

 

[goingonhope]

batgirl, just knew your MRI would go fine. Nothing to it huh, only for those who are claustophobic and then what with a sedative and all absol. nothing to worry about .. a breeze.

The discussion around this has got me really interested. What is the talk about examining MRI scan for PTSD. Are you suggesting that PTSD can be seen in these images? Is this for real? I have had two MRI's on my head in past both revealed lesions and scars on the back of skull. Ideoloy of these was unknown. I assumed it must have been from head injury either from sister or step-father, years earlier. And I do still have these MRI's.

Wanna hear a funny one, several yrs. back, I think the doctor was called a nuerobiologist or nuerophysician or something. My husb. and I brought the wrong MRI scans. We brought shots of his testicles with us, instead of my brain. My insurance still had to pay this doctor a couple hundred dollars, as we showed up, but ill prepared. We never did get my brain scan eval. done by this doctor that day.

 

[Deleted member 93]

I was so happy I did not have a mouth full of my drink when I read that!!! LMAO!

And yes, you can see PTSD. Look in the info section and it shows you scans.

After I thought about it and I did have some brain scan due to the TIA but what kind I do not recall that... To busy drooling over the tech at the time to even care I was having a lil' ole' stroke, or maybe it was that that made me think he was so hot?!? Never know, that was in my younger days when I looked.

But the MRI... Brain lesions have been shown in migraine sufferers too (reminded me), but that is a chicken and egg thing, they do not know if one causes the other. They were going to do an MRI if I remember right (years ago) when I was seeing a nerologist (sp?) as the pain I had left me in bed for almost a year about 11 years ago, but they backed out at the last minute as I have ummm extensive tattooing, said it was something to do with the ink and metallics in it and I had too many tats, but did not know it by looking at me until it was time to do the deed.

Glad it all went well and you know we are waiting to hear back too :)

 

[batgirl]

OMG Terry good call not telling me about the freak out lol. I would have been stressing about it. But yeah it went really well, I'm so glad.

Yes hope, veiled is correct, that's why I went for the MRI, they want to see the PTSD in my brain. I kind of have mixed feelings about it, I mean I want them to be able to see the PTSD, because then that will confirm without a doubt that I am not imagining things or simply acting badly on purpose (something I stress over a lot). But on the other hand, I'm not really happy about learning that my brain is damaged or deformed or whatever. Damaged stomach is one thing, but damaged brain??? Bleah.

Anyways I am VERY lucky... didn't mention this to you guys yet, but while I was in hospital for my stomach problems, a psychiatrist who is here on sabbatical from Toronto for a year found out about me. He is training clinicians at the teaching hospital here, in how to treat PTSD, as that is his specialty! He only wants a couple of patients, as he's doing research and teaching most of the time. But he found out about me, and since he's worked with victims of school shootings and other recent gun violence in Toronto, he wants me for his patient!! He's supposed to be one of the best PTSD specialists in Canada. He visited me in the hospital, and he's kind of hot for an older guy lol. Anyways I was comfortable with him so I'm going to be his patient. I'm part of his research study, so I will get all my treatments covered too. This is really awesome, as previously I was going to have to wait another 6 months or so for a psychiatrist who isn't even a specialist in trauma. To make a long story short, he's the one who ordered the MRI. I start seeing him right after Christmas.

Anyways thanks guys, will keep you informed as I learn stuff.

 

[Deleted member 93]

That is just wonderful news!!! I am so happy for you!

 

[batgirl]

Thanks veiled. Yeah it's pretty exciting. I hope it helps me be less of a **** up than I am.

Errr.. starting to insult myself... time to get off the forum and rest haha.

Hope you have a better day tomorrow, veiled.

 

[Jim]

I hope it helps me be less of a **** up than I am.

Your not a **** up. Christ I am sick and tired of hearing that from you. Would be pleased to hear you say something positive about yourself once in a while.

Uncle Jim.

 

[anthony]

Don't worry Jim, I must of temporarily missed that one. I don't normally let negative crap go far... for that exact reason, that negative sends you backwards, positive sends you forward. Don't worry, she will go forward.

 

[Deleted member 93]

Yes, but she caught herself... gotta give her credit there!

 

[batgirl]

Thanks veiled, yes I did catch myself that time.

In Uncle Jim's defense though, I think he's reacting not so much to this particular post, but to the fact that, face to face, offline, I call myself a **** up at least once a day. He's probably heard it about 100 times, no exaggeration, since he got here. He's tired of it, it pisses him off more than anything else I do.

And to be totally honest, (gulp!), I'm starting to realize I do it for attention, at least part of the time. Like, just to get a rise out of people. So I'm going to try very hard not to do it anymore.