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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Into the Depths of the Beast


My Thursday afternoon adventure. Spending ninety minutes in an MRI machine. Ninety excruciatingly painful minutes. I cannot lay on my back, my bulging spine screamed at me the entire time. I was about at the end of my rope when I heard the nice young man say it was finished. I really wanted the results, so I sucked it up. I think I deserved a ribbon around my neck. 


 

29 comments:

Barbara Anne said...

Well done for enduring the misery. Consider that a gold medal!

Hugs!

DeniseinVA said...

Frankly Sandra, I think you deserve a medal!!!! Sounds excruciating! Sending hugs to one very brave lady.

Boud said...

This sounds terrible. I'm glad it's over and now I hope you get useful information from it.

Granny Sue said...

That's awful. I really hope and pray the results will be worth the pain.

BootsandBraids said...

Good Lord! 90 minutes sounds excruciating. One would think that, in this age of electronic and technological miracles, they'd come up with something, like music or a tv overhead, to take your mind off what was happening.

"Tommy" said...

Sandra, I hope the outcome of the measure will be productive for the diagnosis. Get Well Soon

Dreaming said...

It sounds terrible. I hope the results offer options for relief.

Anvilcloud said...

I have decided that I will die rather than submit myself to that.

Miss Merry said...

I'm sorry it was so painful in the MRI and hope you get the results you wanted. I have trouble breathing when I lay flat and they keep telling me to "breath naturally". I just had an MRI and I guess we are going to repeat it in six months. . . (not happy).

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

You definitely deserve a medal. So sorry for the pain 😢 😭 you endured.

Modrina Neba - Blue sky said...

My dear Sandra... 90 minutes in that box... oh horror, I've definitely been in one myself at least 10 times in my life, but not that long... I would have peed myself in there :)))
I wish you all the best, especially good results... kiss, Andreja!

Cheerful Monk said...

I am so sorry about the torture! I hope they learn something that can help.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Barbara Anne!

Sandra said...

More determined than brave, Denise!

Sandra said...

I was in a lot of pain so I really hope something comes of this, Boud.

Sandra said...

Me, too, Sue.

Sandra said...

They do have music but you can't hear it over the noise of the machine.

Sandra said...

Thank you, Tommy.

Sandra said...

I asked for the entire spine so I knew it would be a long time. The pain is what got to me, Dreaming. I had to lay flat, which was awful.

Sandra said...

And submit myself I did. I knew how long it would take. The pain in my back I had not anticipated but should have, AC.

Sandra said...

If you could breathe naturally you would, right? It's sort of a torture chamber, Miss Merry.

Sandra said...

I did nothing yesterday, Linda. I gave the back a rest, which was a good choice.

Sandra said...

I will admit I had the idea that I might do the same to myself, Andreja. That would be embarrassing! 10 times, yikes!

Sandra said...

I am keeping my hopes in check, but I do have some, Cheerful.

nick said...

I've had several MRI scans without any trouble, but before I went in the scanner a few days ago I was getting some back pain and hoped I wouldn't get more pain while I was in the scanner. Luckily I didn't. But Jesus, ninety minutes of severe pain without any pain relief, that's dreadful. I admire your fortitude and your determination to keep going to get the best possible result.

Gill - That British Woman said...

I am like you I cannot lay on my back on a hard surface. I remember the last time I had an MRI, I was like you, when is it going to end, but it's never been that long. Fingers crossed you get positive results.......

The Happy Whisk said...

You do deserve a ribbon. And a cupcake.

Lori Skoog said...

It's a good thing farm girls are tough! Hopefully you are going to learn a lot from this painful experience.

Jane said...

I echo the ones who say you deserve a medal. That sounded absolutely terrible. I hope you get good results and some answers soon.