Comments on: Good Point, Dano http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kent http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/comment-page-1/#comment-3945 Kent Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:12:26 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/#comment-3945 I hope it wasn't as bad as you were expecting it to be. I hope it wasn’t as bad as you were expecting it to be.

]]> By: Dano MacNammarah http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/comment-page-1/#comment-3944 Dano MacNammarah Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:45:44 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/#comment-3944 Oh Hells, Bells 'n' Smells, my sister in ECT! I am guessing at this point you are done with the MRI, and are now floating on an Ativan cloud. Hopefully, the annoying song that "S" recommended has faded, along with the drum beats. "SC" should know that open MRIs are not so accurate. So, if you're able, it is best to have a closed on administered. Looking forward to hearing you are well, Dano. Oh Hells, Bells ‘n’ Smells, my sister in ECT!

I am guessing at this point you are done with the MRI, and are now floating on an Ativan cloud.

Hopefully, the annoying song that “S” recommended has faded, along with the drum beats.

“SC” should know that open MRIs are not so accurate. So, if you’re able, it is best to have a closed on administered.

Looking forward to hearing you are well, Dano.

]]> By: sc http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/comment-page-1/#comment-3943 sc Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:00:51 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/#comment-3943 Liz, Why don't you go to an open MRI? Sounds like it would be worth the extra hassle. Liz,
Why don’t you go to an open MRI? Sounds like it would be worth the extra hassle.

]]> By: Sherry http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/comment-page-1/#comment-3942 Sherry Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:10:25 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/#comment-3942 We'll keep a candle burning for ye. An OPEN flame, of course. {;>) Sherry We’ll keep a candle burning for ye. An OPEN flame, of course. {;>)
Sherry

]]> By: S http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/comment-page-1/#comment-3941 S Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:56:27 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2008/10/28/good-point-dano/#comment-3941 When I have had CAT scans and MRI's, I usually just close my eyes as soon as I lie down on the mat. When the machine starts up, just listen to the thumping it makes and try to find a rhythm - imagine it being accompanied by a drum loop or something. If you're good at it, you can almost hypnotize yourself. Another strategy is to listen to a song that always gets stuck in your head before the exam. Even if the song is annoying, you're distracted by the incredibly annoying song in your head, and you're not freaked out about the test. When I have had CAT scans and MRI’s, I usually just close my eyes as soon as I lie down on the mat. When the machine starts up, just listen to the thumping it makes and try to find a rhythm – imagine it being accompanied by a drum loop or something. If you’re good at it, you can almost hypnotize yourself.

Another strategy is to listen to a song that always gets stuck in your head before the exam. Even if the song is annoying, you’re distracted by the incredibly annoying song in your head, and you’re not freaked out about the test.

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