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“Getting a cancer diagnosis is extremely stressful, and that brings a whole load of emotions, and lack of sleep certainly does not help. I think many of us have periods of insomnia. I experienced a long period of not sleeping. I could go off to sleep quite quickly, but after an hour I would find myself wide awake again, and would spend the rest of the night getting frustrated because I couldn't sleep."
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That is good news.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Mri Sunday don't know what to expect
It's very noisy and likely to take anything between 30/40 minutes. It's a long scan. The arial for the signal is a sort of loose cage around your head but it's not intrusive. There's a little mirror on the top so you can see the radiographers in their little control room. You'll have headphones on to dull the sound but you'll still hear it.
If you are having contrast it's an IV injection half way through the scan. I have horrid veins so it took a while to get access. If you have too take a heat pad with you draped over your arm will bring the vein up nicely.
I found it strangely mesmerising and nearly dosed off
Chin up..... Good luck
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
