Marjorie, good for you, you are a champ! And no, I CAN'T
imagine being perfectly still for 5 minutes, but if I could
do that I'd want a manicure not an MRI. We are all very very
proud of you! And we'll be waiting for news from your neuro,
and praying it will be the best possible.
Best regards,
Kathrynne
"Marjorie L. Moorefield" wrote:
>
> I'm always amazed when I survive one of those things
> without going screaming down the street!!!
> My neighbor drove me down there and we arrived early,
> so they took me in early , I didn't have time to get
> too nervous. If you can imagine laying perfectly still
> for 5.5 minutes, no tremors ,or it will ruin things, then
> wait a few minutes and begin again. I only had to
> have that done 3 times today since it was just on my neck.
> They played Classical music for me, but the MRI sounds
> like Gene Krupa playing the drums from the other speaker.
> I finally got to counting the drumbeats to keep from screaming!!
> Anyway, I'm certainly glad its over!!
>
> It will be a week before the Neurologist receives my
> report so in the meantime Tylenol and I are going
> pretty steady!!
>
> Thanks to all of you for your hugs, on and off the list,
> they helped a lot!
>
> just me,
> Marjorie
--
Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD
Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease"
"Constipation and Parkinson's" -- audiocassette & guidebook
"Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's
disease"
& Risk Assessment Tools
"Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson's
disease,"
J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999.
http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/
