Thursday, September 15, 2005
Frustrating day...still no MRI
It started out ominously--a letter from the insurance company informed us yesterday that Sherry was pre-certified for a CT scan instead of an MRI as was scheduled for today. A couple of phone calls later, and just in time for her to leave, they cleared it up.
She won't quite say she's afraid of MRIs, but they make her feel claustrophobic and anxious. This one wasn't going well, and after several rounds of "breathe in, out, in, out, now hold it!", Sherry had some pain in her chest. The MRI techs over-reacted and hustled her over to the ER. She spent the afternoon getting more tests (and waiting, of course) before they finally decided she wasn't having a heart attack after all.
It was after 6 pm before she was able to go back for the MRI, and then they wouldn't take her.
So after spending the day in various parts of the hospital, mostly in some level of distress, nothing was accomplished. They said the portions of an MRI they got would have to be re-done.
Tomorrow she'll try to reschedule.
She won't quite say she's afraid of MRIs, but they make her feel claustrophobic and anxious. This one wasn't going well, and after several rounds of "breathe in, out, in, out, now hold it!", Sherry had some pain in her chest. The MRI techs over-reacted and hustled her over to the ER. She spent the afternoon getting more tests (and waiting, of course) before they finally decided she wasn't having a heart attack after all.
It was after 6 pm before she was able to go back for the MRI, and then they wouldn't take her.
So after spending the day in various parts of the hospital, mostly in some level of distress, nothing was accomplished. They said the portions of an MRI they got would have to be re-done.
Tomorrow she'll try to reschedule.
