On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:42:57 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:23:40 -0500, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> > brooklyn1 > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Omelet wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >Man, I wish I could have been sedated! 3 of the 4 MRI's were very
>> >> >painful...
>> >>
>> >> Huh... how is an MRI painful, it's no more painful than an x-ray.
>> >
>> >Having to hold perfectly still in a position that makes the area being
>> >MRI'd HURT, makes it painful.
>> >
>> >And not being allowed to swallow during the cervical MRI was not
>> >terribly comfortable either. One does not realize how much saliva can
>> >be produced in a short period of time. You feel like you are going to
>> >drown...
>>
>> MRIs take only a minute or so each view position.
>
>Try up to 3 minutes.
>Maybe yours were not as extensive, and the entire series can take up to
>one hour. The short bursts don't change the fact that you have to hold
>the initial position or screw up the entire series. Maybe yours were
>simpler.
>
>> There are short
>> breaks between views, and the tech is in contact the entire time.
>
>And you still can NOT move the shoulders, neck or knee.
>
>> There is no position to hold, you just lie there with your head on a
>> pillow like you're in bed. And the MRI shots are high speed, you're
>> permitted to breathe, and wiggle some.
>
>Not. Wiggling added to the time! And not being allowed to move from the
>index position HURT.
>
>>The only discomfort is with
>> larger folks it can be a tight fit, and it's noisy, but typically they
>> give you ear phones and you listen to music. Most folks tend to doze.
>> MRIs can be psychologically uncomfortable if one is claustrophobic but
>> I've never heard anyone say there's physical discomfort. MRIs are non
>> invasive. If you're in pain that pain has nothing to do with the MRI,
>> you'd experience exactly the same pain if you were home in bed. With
>> some procedures a dye is injected, but that has nothing to do with the
>> MRI, one would feel the same discomfit getting a flu shot.
>
>Try an extended one, then see...
>The Cervical and two shoulder MRI's took a good 45 minutes.

A dentist visit is uncomfortable, not an MRI.