Get well soon!

[Flay]

Loved posts #323 - 326 inc. and further congrats to all concerned!

Yes, excellent replies from Dover & S_A!

My admiration for Mrs Flay's resilience grows and grows!

Actually we both deserve medals!

Anyway on topic, I hope you will be with us again soon, saly, to tell us more of your anecdotes and keep us in order!

[salymap]

message from Saly (via the usual channels) - just to say hello, still plodding along. Have MRI scan next week, looking forward to getting it over and done with. Best wishes to everyone. Pam/Saly

[amateur51]

message from Saly (via the usual channels) - just to say hello, still plodding along. Have MRI scan next week, looking forward to getting it over and done with. Best wishes to everyone. Pam/Saly

Great to hear from you via the usual channels, ma'am

MRIs are a doddle so don't fret too much - a modicum of fretting is only natural, of course, ahem!

[marthe]

saly, how nice to see your name on the board again and thanks to the"usual channels" for making it possible. Had an MRI last winter. It was easy peasy though I did a bit of fretting beforehand. I'm sure yours will go well.

[Anna]

Saly, lovely to hear from you. I've never had a MRI but I understand as it's noisy you wear headphones and can choose your favourite music to listen to, so ...... prepare one of your "Top Eight" lists for the radiographers!!

[Mary Chambers]

Hello Saly! How nice to see your name and (sort of) hear your voice. I've never had an MRI, but I suppose we should be grateful that such things exist. It will soon pass!

[eighthobstruction]

MRI = laying about listening to a bit of music in my experience (several times)....Anyway it means they have to use a magic machine to see if there is anything wrong with....meaning, at least you don't look wonky from the outside....

[Serial_Apologist]

MRI = laying about listening to a bit of music in my experience (several times)....Anyway it means they have to use a magic machine to see if there is anything wrong with....meaning, at least you don't look wonky from the outside....

Sort of "get acquainted with your insides", like...

[mercia]

as we all know the machine contains a huge powerful magnet so it is very important to tell the technicians if you contain any metal (in which case you cannot be scanned)
I don't think (teeth) fillings count

[Serial_Apologist]

as we all know the machine contains a huge powerful magnet so it is very important to tell the technicians if you contain any metal (in which case you cannot be scanned)
I don't think (teeth) fillings count

You mean otherwise you could get STUCK TO THE MACHINE?????

[french frank]

message from Saly (via the usual channels) - just to say hello, still plodding along. Have MRI scan next week, looking forward to getting it over and done with. Best wishes to everyone. Pam/Saly

Hello saly,

I had an MRI scan in about 2000. They made it sound fussy but really it wasn't anything except Do As You're Told. I seem to remember it took a bit of time with all the fiddling but you just have to keep still.

And you mustn't have anything metallic, just like when you go through security scanners. I remember one occasion when I had to open a waist bag and was embarrassed at having to produce a Swiss Army knife, my Russian railwayman's watch and a mouth organ ... Do not take any of these items to the hospital.

[mercia]

You mean otherwise you could get STUCK TO THE MACHINE?????

possibly worse than that (I'll leave it to your imagination)
it probably breaks the machine too

[doversoul1]

It is wonderful to see your name on the forum (many thanks to ‘the usual channels’), just like a cuckoo in spring .

Apparently, it’s quite noisy. Ask for earplugs. I’m sure you’ve got more than enough music in your own head to last an hour or so easily.

All the best

[EdgeleyRob]

Good luck with that saly.

Can't wait to see you back on here in (virtual) person.

[BBMmk2]

message from Saly (via the usual channels) - just to say hello, still plodding along. Have MRI scan next week, looking forward to getting it over and done with. Best wishes to everyone. Pam/Saly

Oh good luck with the MRI scan! :) Best wishes!! :)