On Saturday night I made my way to the hospital for the MRI that our good friend, the Sweary Neuro Bloke wanted me to have “to make sure we didn’t miss anything first time around.” I KNOW. Some people have all the Saturday night fun, right?!
(If you’re new to the blog, last year I was diagnosed with something called IIH. This post My Health and Weight Loss Journey: An Update will explain what I’m talking about)
I decided to bring a bit of Sparkle + Sass to the situation with this Ruby and Lilli tee-shirt I was lucky enough to win on Instagram
Ruby & Lilli Sparkle + Sass Tee (Medium), Suzanne Grae Skinny Leg, Short Length Jeans, Wittner Espadrilles (not current)
If you’ve never had an MRI before, they’re painless but definitely not for the claustrophobic.
You lie down, they pack your head into a brace so it can’t move, strap a large cage thing (fairly sure that’s not the medical term for it) over your face, give you button to push in case of emergency, whack a cannula in your arm so they can do a dye test at some point, crank some dodgy 80’s tunes through the loud-speaker although you won’t be able to hear them very well because you’ll have ear plugs in, then you go for a little ride into the middle of a very tight, cold metal tube.
You stay there for 45 minutes, while a machine that fancies itself as a bit of a DJ in a nightclub buzzes around your head taking really noisy photos of your brain. While this is happening you’ll keep your eyes firmly shut otherwise you’ll shit yourself the one and only time you do open your eyes in a brave attempt to conquer your borderline fear of tight spaces.
During your time inside the tube you’ll also experience a wide range of thoughts, including but not limited to:
- I can not believe this is my life right now
- I could never be an underground miner
- There can not be anything there
- There won’t be anything there
- There’s nothing there
- My feet are cold
- Totally going to buy a pair of those jeans from Bohemian Traders when I get home
- Haven’t heard that song in ages
- Please let there be nothing there
Then you’re done and that’ll be $645 thanks very much!
Today’s The Day
So today’s the day I get the results of those 45 minutes in the cold metal tube.
I’ve been trying my best not to think about it since the MRI on Saturday, but just quietly, I am really nervous. I had never heard of IIH before I was diagnosed with it almost 12 months ago and I had no idea it was going to be such a hard thing to beat.
But beat it, I will. I just can’t have anything else added into the mix. I just can’t.
So cross your fingers and toes my lovely, fabulous, gorgeous readers. Today’s the day. Let’s hope it’s a good one x
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