MRI

Once again Beth Israel came good and I got an appointment today for 12.30, again at short notice! I don't think there are any specific guidelines for a diagnosis but I just want mine as quickly as possible! Was a little wary as I've heard that people get dizzy and disorientated with all the strong magnetic fields. In the end they placed me half in/half out of the big MRI cylinder (my own non-medical term!) with a smaller cylindrical scanner just around my knee.

The MRI machine seems to be unnecessarily noisy, like the smoke monster from LOST or something with lots of loud banging. Got some headphones with mellow music to drown out the sound a bit which was good. Anyway, in the end the whole thing lasted about 30 minutes but remember to keep still or they have to do them again! The MRI technician gave me a glimpse of the end product but couldn't make head or tail out of the black and grey swirls. Made me wish I'd googled knee MRIs beforehand so I knew what I was looking at.

You don't get any interpretation when you get the scan done, a specialist will review it within a few days and write a report on what they see. MRI results appointment scheduled for Friday 18th.

No dizzyness or disorientation by the way. Result.