Looks like I'm going to have to go under the knife(again).

[THEFERMANATOR]

Got the MRI done today, and lets just say I would rather be water boarded than go through that again. I'm not exactly a small guy, so imagine being stuck down to my arms in a tube for 25 minutes while sitting completely still for 25 minutes with your leg weighted down and held in place with sand bags and towels propping it up. Then after this fun you get to have the REAL experience of being stuffed inside a cannoli for 30 minutes to have the hip scans done. There wasn't enough room inside the tube for my arms to lay at my side without being wedged against the walls of the MRI machine, and keep in mind those walls get HOT during the scans. Once you get wedged in they have to come back and stuff cushions between you and the tube so you don't get burned. And once your in there you can't bring your arms up because there isn't enough room between your chest and the top to squeeze them out. And during the 30 minute scan remember the tube is hot, so your pouring sweat from your back. And after all this they tell me there was so much metal in my hip that the hip scans didn't really come out and all you can see is the metal. Hopefully it wasn't a total waste and the doc can see what he is looking for in them next Tuesday when I go back in.

[GREYWOLF]

I hear ya ! MRI's are not pleasant I have been thru 5 of them due to back , knee & shoulder surgerys . Try to find one called a PANCAKE MACH. its an open model (NO TUBE) much more easy to deal with, I had to drive 50 miles to mine but well worth it Good luck hope your up and healthy soon

[RidgeRunner]

Damn, I couldn't do that one. Bright side is it is behind you now. Hang in there brother.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by GREYWOLF

I hear ya ! MRI's are not pleasant I have been thru 5 of them due to back , knee & shoulder surgerys . Try to find one called a PANCAKE MACH. its an open model (NO TUBE) much more easy to deal with, I had to drive 50 miles to mine but well worth it Good luck hope your up and healthy soon

Yep... I had one done for my shoulder. They (the hospital) called it an Open MRI... Much better than the tube...

[THEFERMANATOR]

The only one I could get to before my next appointment was the tube one. it was not a fun experience. The whole time I'm sitting there I'm waiting for my bones to explode because when I had all this stuff put in they said to NEVER even go around one, let alone in one. I mean it isn't safe to have my metal cane in the room with the machine on, but 14 pounds of stainless inside me is fine.

[macojoe]

Lets not forget about the NOISE!! They gave me ear plugs last time.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

The only one I could get to before my next appointment was the tube one. it was not a fun experience. The whole time I'm sitting there I'm waiting for my bones to explode because when I had all this stuff put in they said to NEVER even go around one, let alone in one. I mean it isn't safe to have my metal cane in the room with the machine on, but 14 pounds of stainless inside me is fine.

That's cause Stainless isn't magnetic.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Went back to the doctor today that did the original work, and he says he now agrees with the 1st doctors opinion after reviewing the MRI. He also referred me back to the 1st doctor as he recommended arthroscopic surgery as it will be less invasive with a shorter recovery, and the 1st doctor I went to specializes in arthroscopic. So now the waiting game until I can get it done. Want to wait until January as I have a $3K deductible on our insurance per year(resets every year on January 1st), and if they need to go back in a few months after for something else, I would rather pay it only once.

[bradford]

Hope everything goes as well as it can for ya Ferm.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Just called the Dr's office and hopefully I can get this done before the end of the year. Courtesy of obamacare, we now have a $5500 deductible starting next year VS having it done now and a $500 copay. So for $5000 I can afford to put some things off and have it done this year. Hopefully I will find out today if they can get me in this year or not.