I often (well not too often) have this to my head. It takes about twenty minutes which is quite a long time for my head to be held in a kind of prison. It is also hard to lie flat for this length of time. There is a mirror on me which makes a person able to watch me and I can see him all through this time. I have often asked for a clock to be visible as well. So at least I can keep check of the time. So far my request has never been granted. It is a very little thing to do, although they do give you a walkie talkie, where they can speak to you. Is there any reason why a simple thing like a clock cant be there.
Maybe there is no such thing as a clock without magnetic metal parts?
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
It is all to do with the high magnetic fields...
I did find on my PET/CT scanner a digital display that I finally figured out gave a countdown timer and all sorts of interesting information to an (ex) physics student! Maybe there is something similar on the MRI?
There is a clock hanging up in the room I can see it from where I am lying in the MRI, It is just not facing me. So I cant read it. I told them just to hang it up in a place that I can see it. It is very difficult for them to do anything without permission from the top even such a simple thing. I must mention that this also applies to radiation.
That sounds good. I’ve had two and nobody ever mentioned it. All I got was bang bang bang clatter thump for half an hour
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I hope I don’t need one. My first was a nightmare. 13 pokes at my veins before somebody had the sense to get an anaesthetist who got in first try. Next time I was well hydrated. You live and learn. Xx
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
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