Luddly Neddite
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I had an MRI today. No where near the worst medical thing I've ever had done but damn, they really are just miserable.
Two MRI's ago, I had a for real panic attack, screaming like a little girl, GET ME OUTTA HERE, my feet hit the floor and I was back in the waiting room before I even knew I wasn't in that gawd awful loud tunnel any more. I was shaking and sweating and thinking I was gonna throw up right there under fox news on the big screen tv. Yeah, that would be fitting as hell but I didn't much wanna do that.
I knew I had to have the MRI so I had to figure out how to get through it. I was taking a drug at the time that caused extreme dry mouth and dry eyes. I bought some special gum for dry mouth. I laid inside that horrible thing and munched gum. Each piece doesn't last for very long so I put each old piece in a paper towel and got about another piece. I think I went through about a half a pack of that crappy gum. Made it through and did the same thing today.
Worst thing - having my lower jaw and the bottom half of my face rebuilt when it was crushed. That was truly hell on earth. I used to eat aspirin like they were M&Ms.. Back then, no one knew that aspirin thins the blood so I was diagnosed as a "bleeder" because my blood wouldn't clot. All I did was ooze blood and get beat because I ruined my pillows and bedding. Ugh. Really bad memories from that time. But, I was very young and your mind has a way of lying to you about pain.
Recently, the worst was having my knee replaced. Some have told me they didn't think theirs was bad but I was almost three years between the injury and the surgery. Made a big difference. Stopped by to see my ortho surgeon today. He says he may have to aspirate fluid from my knee from the fall I took in Old San Juan. Oh lovely.
Okay, so what's the worstest medical thing you've had to go through? Spare no details. Bring on the blood and gore.
Two MRI's ago, I had a for real panic attack, screaming like a little girl, GET ME OUTTA HERE, my feet hit the floor and I was back in the waiting room before I even knew I wasn't in that gawd awful loud tunnel any more. I was shaking and sweating and thinking I was gonna throw up right there under fox news on the big screen tv. Yeah, that would be fitting as hell but I didn't much wanna do that.
I knew I had to have the MRI so I had to figure out how to get through it. I was taking a drug at the time that caused extreme dry mouth and dry eyes. I bought some special gum for dry mouth. I laid inside that horrible thing and munched gum. Each piece doesn't last for very long so I put each old piece in a paper towel and got about another piece. I think I went through about a half a pack of that crappy gum. Made it through and did the same thing today.
Worst thing - having my lower jaw and the bottom half of my face rebuilt when it was crushed. That was truly hell on earth. I used to eat aspirin like they were M&Ms.. Back then, no one knew that aspirin thins the blood so I was diagnosed as a "bleeder" because my blood wouldn't clot. All I did was ooze blood and get beat because I ruined my pillows and bedding. Ugh. Really bad memories from that time. But, I was very young and your mind has a way of lying to you about pain.
Recently, the worst was having my knee replaced. Some have told me they didn't think theirs was bad but I was almost three years between the injury and the surgery. Made a big difference. Stopped by to see my ortho surgeon today. He says he may have to aspirate fluid from my knee from the fall I took in Old San Juan. Oh lovely.
Okay, so what's the worstest medical thing you've had to go through? Spare no details. Bring on the blood and gore.