MRI safe with surgical clips in chest area?

[PinkGirl]

Hi Brenda
I'm sure it will be fine, but you MUST tell the technicians about it. I just had one with a low back full of metal, and it was fine.

Nitewind
I am the "queen" of claustrophobia. I had to take an ativan to go see my family doctor to talk to her about having an MRI.

I got through it. I sedated myself (with my doctor's blessing). I had the MRI on a Thursday afternoon, slept all of Thursday evening, most of Friday, and was "sort of" awake by Saturday morning. But...........they could have left me in that horrible little white tube forever.......I opened my eyes, I smiled, I hummed.....didn't have a care in the world. There's a way to get through it if you need to have one. I dreaded it for years....always said I could never do it........but with the proper "drugs" and someone to drive you home, it is doable.

[Brenda_D]

Thanks everyone.
My doctor's office called to remind me of the MRI, and I asked them, so they called the Radiology dept. They said I should be fine on all accounts.
I plan to take a 1/2 an Ativan before I go, since I haven't had an MRI before.

[nitewind]

Glad you got it cleared up and feel more confident about it.
Pink, thanks for the advice, I do have some ativan around here somewhere, I think it's two miligrams each. I'm a little scared to take it cause they gave it to me once in my Iv with my chemo and I didn't even remember how I got home that day. I know my sister drove me but I don't have one memory of it. That's kinda freakie to me. If the doc still insists I may give it a try.
hugs

[PinkGirl]

Not remembering how you got home that day
is exactly what you're looking for!!! If you are
claustrophobic, that's the best way to get through
the MRI. Just have someone you trust with you.