Get Your MRIs Elsewhere
On the Blue Line last night, I had a seat facing out. The ad above the seat in front of me introduced the new “wide-open” MRI at Saint Anthony’s Hospital—perfect, the ad told me, for those who might not be able to handle a conventional MRI. The ad ended with a bold-font command to “tell your doctor you want your MRI at Saint Anthony’s Hospital.” Um, no thank you:
With this new technology, Saint Anthony Hospital can now better serve all patients, including the very young who’s MRI experience can be a scary one, those with claustrophobia and people weighing up to 550 pounds.
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current book: About 80 pages into The Time-Traveler’s Wife.
current music: A handful of CDs my friend Ryan gave me last night. Thanks, Ryan!
current socks: Knee-high black SmartWools with gray and white polka dots. Mmmm.
Posted 19 December 2007
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according to Scrubs (so you know it’s true) big people often have to go to the zoo for the MRI, adding insult to injury.
the knee high smartwools may just be the holy grail of winter socks.
I just had an MRI — my second attempt, as claustrophobia made me abandon the first one after only a few minutes. Being classed with the very young and those who weigh 550 pounds ticks me off royally. It’s an irrational fear, for god’s sake, not something to outgrow our diet away.