| Re: MRI of neck
It definitely sound like it could be in your neck (cervical spine to be precise). I had similar symptoms along with some funny feelings in my left leg and they found a large disc-osteophyte complex at c4-5. I had ACDF to remove the disk a month ago and I thinks things are getting better, but it is slow going.
The MRI is painless. Typically you lay in a tube for 15 minutes to 1/2 of an hour (I think) while the machine does it's work. There are a lot of funny banging noises. They will probably give you special headphones and let you listen to music or a radio station. They may inject you with a contrast agent along the way if they are doing a with and without contrast MRI. Some people may get claustrophobic. I've heard my neurologist prescribing 5 mg Valuim to be taken before the MRI. They may ask you to try not to move your neck (e.g. don't swallow) while a certain noise is happening in order to prevent movement from blurring things.
You should ask the MRI tech for a copy of the films or a CD that you can hand carry back to the doctor. If it is a CD you can make a copy and keep it in a safe place in case the original gets lost. It may take a day or 2 for the radiologist to write up the MRI report.
Best of luck.
Don
Last edited by codemonger; 10-15-2007 at 11:14 AM.
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