Yet another early morning wake up call from the beast! At least it has only been one attack this morning instead of loads like i have been getting for the last few days. My neck isn’t as bad as it has been for the last couple of days as i can actually turn my head without getting sharp pains shooting up and down the spine. My back is still a bit painful but that is only to be expected after a large attack.
Yesterday i had my scan at the hospital, it is the first time i have ever had an MRI scan and what an experience it was. It was like being placed inside some kind of futuristic capsule. After they had checked me for anything metal and did their safety checks i was instructed to lay down on the bed with a strange looking pillow that is used to support your head. They then placed a cage over my head and padded the sides out so that i couldn’t turn my head or move about when the x-rays were being taken. They also gave me some ear plugs as the noise that came from the machine was very load and off putting. They then slowly pushed me inside of the tunnel, at this point if you are claustrophobic you would panic as it seems to be a very snug fit inside the tunnel.
When you are laying there you are looking upwards at the top of the tunnel and there is a small mirror attached to the cage so that you can see the operators when they are talking to you. there are speakers inside the tunnel, not for music unfortunately, so that they can talk to you during the procedure. After a while you start to loose your baring's and it feels as if you are standing up looking forwards, it is a very strange feeling. The actual scan took around 25 to 30 minuets as they had to do an extra one as they said i moved slightly during one of them. How this could be i don't know as i couldn’t even move to scratch my nose it is so snug inside the machine. The operators themselves were very professional and friendly. They explained every step of the procedure and helped you to stay calm in case you started to worry about anything. They even give you an emergency buzzer so if you can’t take it anymore or if i started to have an attack all i had to do was push the button and they would pull me straight out. Thankfully i didn’t need it and it was over by the time i started to feel uncomfortable.
It is going to take anything from 2 to 3 weeks before i get the results but at least it is now done i am soon to get some answers to questions i have had on my mind for over 4 years now. I am hoping it is good news and there isn’t anything there that will cause me big problems and if there is something then it is something they can deal with easily and stop some of these attacks i am getting all the time. At the moment it is all guess work as to what is causing them, i do have my suspicions but nothing i can say for sure is the cause.
Another cold day forecast even though we are getting some sun during the day the temperatures are not going above 5 or 6 degrees so it is going to be another freezing cold day. At least when it rains it has been warming up slightly, but i think as the new year comes this rain will soon turn to snow. I am hoping for a mild winter but i think we are about to be shocked especially after all the floods we have been having and the amount of rain that has been falling. Imagine if it was all snow. Then we would be in big trouble. Well all i can do is make sure i wrap up warm and keep the cold off my head. I am going up to my mothers for Sunday lunch so at least i am getting out of the flat and not locking myself away like i normally do. Fingers crossed things start to improve soon as i am not sure how much more of this i can take.
