MRI

Scare D Cat

Yesterday I did the tube thing. The first series of bangs, clangs, and other repetitive rhythms lasted about 20mins. The second round with the contrast took about 45.  The method that has worked for me in the past has been keeping my eyes closed the second the little table starts its trip into the tube and never opening them until I am out. I figured why chance freaking out. My first MRI was years ago to capture my wrist. The MRI at that time was a very long and closed tube.  I had major problems with that one – head-first into a small closed-end tube. Such a scare-d-cat I almost cried uncle wanting to get out, out, out. These newer ones are way more open.

Somewhere during the last scan I fell asleep and when I was jarred out of my semi sleep by the technicians voice I opened my freaking eyes.  I few seconds of panic – oh no you biffed it you opened your eyes now your in for it – the little voices in my head – and then I realized oh cool and closed my eyes again – I did not freak- YEAH.

I talked to friends who had already done the contrast and read of few post on forums about what to expect. Honesty, other than the stick of the needle I noticed nothing. No sensations of heat or cold etc. Glad it is over with.

Mr Catfish has been having some problems.  First he managed to partially tear or injure his hind legs ACL. We are hoping it is not torn. Second he has been shaking for no reason.  The knee is getting better with rest. The knee problems and the shaking are not related. His blood tests were normal with his sugar? levels a bit high but not diabetic levels so we shall keep an eye on that.  He just shakes and I have noticed it is when he gets startled. If the TV gets loud all of a sudden, wrappers in a trash can move, a soda bottle pops, just any sudden thing that startles him. I guess the little guy gets scared now?  So we cuddle with his favorite toys and blanket until it passes.  Good to go until the next time.

Well I need to go get ready for PE class and gather up the swim gear for that class. I thin it is the last week of swim class 🙁

Boxes and Tubes

Yah, yah, it as been like forever since I posted – again.  This time it is just cause –

I have been plugging along going to PE and swimming classes, trying to eat more and I have finally put on a few pounds – trust me this is a good thing. Mr Catfish and I have spent a lot of time reading in the afternoons and staying cool under the air.  This week is going to be cooler YEAH and it is looking like maybe we will get some rain. If not,  the lower night time temperatures are super good on me although a nice rain shower would smell wonderful to me right now.

KRP and I went to the new Goodwill and I tried to look for books and navigator around the store. Whoa – talk about too many oblivious to there surrounds people Yikes! I got trapped in the middle of one isle and no matter what way I tied to go so huge person or someone with a cart popped up in front of me and boxed me in. I was about to go nuclear when KRP found me a shoved her way to me and rescued me. Seriously it was totally unbelievable.

In the middle of the isle on a shelf there was 6″ a poly-stone pelican. I was holding on to it at the time KRP saved me and he kind of grew on me.
So, I now own pelican statue – it cost me a whole 66cents – I think it should have been 99 but the gal rung up 66 – without a decimal point who’s to argue?

I made the mistake of telling my PCP ( I like my PCP) that my eye was still all wonky. She made a same day appointment with the eye Dr. What the heck this is not new hello? I guess the staying that way for three months since the last time I saw her umm … anyway.

The eye Dr did all the test that eye docs do and while I sat there blinded by the room light because my eyes were dilated he decided that I might do a steroid drip deal? I am like ugh why? It is not like this just happened and my understanding it is more helpful if done early on not months into the deal and doing so will not change the outcome right? Just speed up a recovery. Yes and possibly and talk it over with your neuro etc. . So I say NO.  Then he decided that I need an MRI with contrast urgently – OK??? I gave up and came home knowing what I already knew DUH optic neuritis . …

Now I am still trying to decide if I want a MRI with Contrast – don’t get me wrong the MRI only brings on slight claustrophobia, more so with the full closed tube deal but the idea of having something shot into my blood the gando something or other  while stuck in the tube – now that sort of scares me – a lot.   Ok back to train of thought . … I get a call from my neurologists office to make an appointment ASAP. WT? come on now I have not gotten into see you in over a year because the auto appointments were messed up I guess, I see I have an appointment scheduled by you all in DEC. why now?

So, after refusing to go to an appointment at 10:15 this morning because I have PE and an hour notice is not exactly spiffy for me. The office calls back and says how about Friday? So I have an appointment scheduled for Friday. Now really I am thinking what is going on surely this big drive for now now now must be based on something other than my eye?  So, I wrote my neurologist and she emailed back that yes I was correct about the steroids, that she did not get the urgency either other than the eye Doc thinks that I am having a worsening of my MS symptoms based on what is going on with my eye and that he requested she see me soon.

Ok whatevers – kind of another DUH I think – my MS symptoms getting worse that is and I might add that no one has seemed to give a diddle doo about it but me. Who ever was suppose to take my docs load when she was out on maternity leave dropped the ball and left me hanging.

So, I figure if I gotta go into a tube, get filled full of the contast chems, I want some cool pics of my spine also.  What fun are brain pics without the spine? I had a few brain lesions and a spine full of lesions last time I want the spine LOL the film pics/slices are way cooler to look at if I have the spine ones to go with em.  So, being the brat that I am I emailed back and mentioned that most of my lesions where in my spine,  that my Lhermitte electrical zaps drive me nuts and never go away, that how about doing the spine also? We shall see.

Strange how when you want an MRI no one will do one and when you could not care less . … well at least that is my experience. I am getting better at this I suppose, that part where I try not to let the doctor opinions over rule my own opinions on how I feel or what does or does not work in my own body.

Alright enough venting about docs but I rather be stuck in the isle sometimes over dealing with em.