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Originally Posted by PurrrsianPussyKat
Hope you're back home fast! I hate going to the hospital!  |
Wont be home anytime soon.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes.
I fucking forgot how bad those things suck.
You have to wear ear plugs which do not help much.
You are strapped into a tight ass sled with your arms at your side.
Your face and sides are about 3-4 inches from the walls and roof of the machine.
You have a heavy camera I think they called it laying on top of you, which goes from your chest to below your knees.
Then the sounds start which are VERY loud. Imagine every stupid ass tone you may have ever heard come out of a Atari, Intellivision, pinball game, and every video game especially during the 80's going off rapidly. This will go on for the full 2 hours for the most part, with small breaks.
You then have to hold your breath or they will have to redo that part of several parts. Holding your breath takes up about half of the event time. The least time you hold your breath is 18 seconds, and the longest is 35 seconds. These breath holding sessions are in groups of the same type. Like 4-5 35 second breath holding sessions in a row. I recall 18 seconds, 22 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds, and 35 seconds for the times possible.
Near the end and before the final 10 minutes of more not breathing, they inject the contrast. Unlike the CT scan contrast which makes you flush with a warm feeling, theres makes you feel cold.
Oh yeah fuck wearing any warm blanket. You are wrapped like a mummy in one sheet and strapped in.
They do at least have fresh but cold air blowing on you which helps some with any feelings of claustrophobia. I just do not see how anyone could do it if they did have it. I felt like I was in a big round plastic coffin.