MRI A Little Claustr0phobic?

If you didn't know already, I have multiple sclerosis. Diagnosed at the end of 2008 when my youngest child was 18 months old and my oldest was four. Those were...tough times. Parenting very young kids is challenging at the best of times, let alone when your body is not functioning as it should. BUT I immediately went on disease modifying therapy which I still take today, and it has kept me from any sign of physical disability, at least so far. Although I struggle with fatigue and heat sensitivity, and still have some residual nerve damage in my toes and fingertips, life has been pretty good.

So good that it's been years since I've had a routine MRI. Which has been...great. There's a blood test that measures disease activity and I've had several of these which all came back normal.

But my neurologist thought it would be a good idea to have a look at a scan, so there I was at the MRI department at the Ottawa Hospital at 10pm since they mostly do these at night now and must save daytime appointments for more urgent cases. Unfortunately, I am at my least functional at that time of day, but the other option was going in for 1:30 am, which truly did not appeal to me. So my husband and I got tickets to see a showing of The Mandalorian and Grogu at 7:10 in order to keep my mind off the upcoming test and help me to stay awake. Unfortunately I didn't factor in the fifteen minutes of ads and trailers that affected the runtime and we had to leave before the movie ended. It wasn't the greatest movie so I didn't really care but my husband was disappointed.

Anyway, I made it on time and there was no wait, so I was able to get in there and get it done and was heading home by 10:45. Not my favourite test to undergo but the technician was very comforting and didn't click in the head coil because she could tell it was freaking me out (it's like a cage for your head). And she talked to me between each 1-5 minute scan so I knew she had my back. At least they give you a panic button so you know you can get out of the machine if you really need to. But I did okay, and now just glad it's over for awhile.

Now I'm just nervous about what it might show. I guess I'll find out in a week or two.