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Thank you for your prayers...MRI/won't know for a few days
May. 18th, 2008 9:04am

Just wanted to thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and encouraging stories.
Her MRI was yesterday morning. She did great. Here's the e-mail I sent to my family:
Funny MRI story: we've been through the MRI of the brain thing before....as I was waited with her, I counted up that this was her 4^th. I know the routine. we had already removed her medic-alert bracelet...made sure her ponytail holder did NOT have a metal fastener....no earrings, etc.

AND, after her LAST one where I made sure I put my wallet in their special ‘lock box' to make sure my credit card's magnetic strip wasn't wiped out then realized I had my credit card and debit card in my back pocket the whole time standing next to this HUGE FREAKING MAGNET.....I actually talked Dave into coming and he just waited in the waiting room where I wisely left my purse (I'm getting to something here........).......

THIS TIME....I brought nothing in with me except a cup of coffee....she was all set up...they pointed out an approved chair I could move closer to her if I didn't want to stand...then they went out, closed the door and started up the machine. I stood next to her for the first few minutes. For the second session, I decided to move the chair over next to her.

I sat down in the chair, started to cross my leg over...and my slip-on shoe with a metal buckle flew off and attached itself to the machine. oops. "I'll just get that"...I thought to myself...and nonchalantly reached over and yanked it off. How embarrassing. The jokes later consisted of "hmmmmmm.....there seems to be a blip on the image...we're not sure....it's like the machine just hit a speed bump or something..."

or, "Mrs. Bassler, it appears that it was actually a SHOE which hit her in the face....and it looks like YOUR shoe.....we've contacted DSS and they're waiting for you in the lobby".

*sigh*

K