[matthewb0051]

So yesterday I was all set to get an MRI on my failing hip. I told them in advance that I'm usually Ok if you put me in feet first. On the way there I was nearly run off the road by a rager that cut across the front of my 996 after I passed him. So I was fairly amped up when I got there.

I noticed the machine tube was not very large but when the tech put me in, my head was partially out and I could see the ceiling. I thought all was well, especially since she also told me that this is a very good/powerful machine and the scan would only take 17 minutes.

Within a minute or two, the machine automatically moved me into the tube about 5 inches. Now my head is in and the top of the tube is fairly close to my eyes. Oh, and they didn't have music in the headphones that kept falling off...

So I squeezed the thing and in came the tech. I had to call it off. My plan is to ask for a referral to an open sided unit that is just down the street. I'm so freaked now that I can't even imagine taking a Valium or whatever and getting into that tube.

Anyone else had this happen? The tech says it is very common. I've had multiple MRIs in the past and never had this occur. But I also always ask for the largest tube or open sided.