Comments on: Online Medical Degree Part 2: The Musical

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:54:40 +0000

Yes head first, which made it very disconcerting. In general I am not claustrophobic but being in that tiny space that I knew would have been hard to get out of if on my own definitely messed with my head. I am guessing that just sticking the arm in would not have it in far enough, especially for a small person like me. One of the thoughts going through my head (not that many were when the machine was making its extremely loud noises) was if there is so little room with someone my size in the tube how in the world would a normal sized person fit?! I doubt they would have let a 16 or 17 year old girl drink a beer while getting an MRI .

(NukeDad) I bet you could have snuck in a 40 if you’d tried hard enough.

Karens last blog post..Cough Syrup Bender

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:25:03 +0000

The metal thing is not just for pacemakers. The clamps they used in you were not the kind of metal that they are worried about, they are concerned with metals that are attracted by magnets. If your clamps were the kind that were you would not have walked out of that room and would potentially change your name to NukeEunich (scarily this is likely the best case scenario). I know several people who cannot get MRIs because they have metal shavings in their eyes and such from the jobs they had, the MRI would cause the shavings to move and likely become projectiles, the ones in their eyes would render them blind. I wish I could have slept through my times in the tube! Knee MRIs are way better than wrist ones, for the wrist they put me in head first and I had to stay through two rounds of it since the pictures did not turn out good the first time. And for whatever reason my bad knee jerks in them, the first one was for the knee so I thought it was just me trying to keep it still but the wrist one it did it again without my thinking about keeping it still, very odd, lol. And now to go read the conclusion of this saga! (NukeDad) Some of it may have been pyscho-sematic, but I'm tellin' ya I walked in ellipses for a couple of days. Head first for a wrist MRI? Why couldn't you just sit outside of it, stick your arm in, drink a beer and read a magazine? Karens last blog post..Cough Syrup Bender

By: tom

tom — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:03:48 +0000

You fell asleep? Within the merciless metal maw of the doughnut of doom? I'm not claustrophobic by nature, but it was all I could do not to claw the thing apart, let alone lie still as ordered. Would be nice to hear the rest, like, today maybe. (NukeDad) I could've dozed off during the bombing of Dresden. Hang tight; I'm almost done. toms last blog post..Our New Friend

By: Audubon Ron

Audubon Ron — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15:08 +0000

I know your type, you think the more complaining you do the more pain killers they’ll give you, you pill popping gold digger. I’m sure they scheduled a psych eval for you in Chapter Three.

With those hospital gowns. Turkey in a French Fry bag? That paints quite a picture, boy. Now you know why I WON’T be going to ER if I get an erection lasting four hours or more from Viagra.

(NukeDad) If the scenario you described did take place, you’d have a pup-tent. Or, your very own oxygen tent. Provided you were still able to breathe. And thanks for getting that ruined Elvis song stuck in my head.

Audubon Rons last blog post..If Its Gooey, White and Greasy, She’ll Eat It

By: Weaselmomma

Weaselmomma — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:18:12 +0000

“WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!!” I yelled over the din of the MRI machine’s nuclear reactor-like warming up phase; “I HAD A VASECTOMY AND THEY USED METAL CLAMPS!” You surely could have come up with a better pick-up line. Like "Oops, I dropped my sheet!" (NukeDad) Pick-up line? That wasn't a pick-up line; at the time it felt more like a last will and testimony. Or, a final, pitiful cry for help in a world gone mad. Weaselmommas last blog post..CLICK MY ADS!!!!!!

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:38:15 +0000

I am not sure what is funnier today..the post or Melisa's comments.. lol.. And how did you fall asleep in that thing?? Even with the ear plugs and the feeling like I was being buried alive was too much for me to even relax.. I will be back you teaser.. (NukeDad) I could fall asleep just about anywhere, anytime for any reason. Plus, the humming of the machine was very hypnotic. Kims last blog post..If your looking for me...

By: Melisa

Melisa — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:07:15 +0000

The winning sentence? "The perturbed Certified Nursing Assistant who would obviously rather be doing body shots with her Phlebotomy lab partner calls me back and proceeds to leave me in the dust." That image totally brought on that loud guffaw...(how embarrassing: I wonder what my kids think I'm doing down here in the basement!) And as someone who used to, as a Health Club Membership Rep, used to be shopped on a regular basis, the idea of you as a Hospital Secret Shopper totally put me over the edge. Hilarious! Can't wait for Part 94,531! (NukeDad) I won't do that to you; final episode tomorrow. Melisas last blog post..Oh No, She Didn't!!!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:12:59 +0000

Getting old just sucks. Hope this story gets a happy conclusion... (NukeDad) Stay tuned..... Mikes last blog post..My Brain Hurts

By: Mr Lady

Mr Lady — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:42:48 +0000

You HATE me, don't you? (NukeDad) I don't hate you, it's just that I am the Human Run-On sentence and this story is proving it! Mr Ladys last blog post..Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down