absolutely the worse MRI experience I have ever had. First they told me to be 1/2 hour early, then I sat in the waiting area for an hour. Went in and the woman told me to take everything off and put on a gown. i have been having MrI's for 28 years and i never had to do that...just my underwire had to be removed. She brought me in and asked what arm i prefer for my IV and i told her doesn't matter i have great veins in both. She looked and said No you don't. I told her everytime i have blood work they say how great they are. She says well they are big and mushy and make it easier for them to collapse. That did it for me! I was expecting for her not to be able to get it in or to shoot the contrast into my bloodsystem. Anyway I have had 8 MRI's of my brain to date and the places ive been where i lived always gave a little ball on a cord to hold incase you had question or panicked. nope. Ive always had the radiologist communicate constantly..You ok? time each test will take etc. Nothing. When i came out the first time to have contrast I asked why she doesn't communicate and she says that since you said you have had so many MRI's in the past, I didn't find it necessary but I will talk if you want me to. GOD! So she does not contrast, puts me back in and the test was one i never had before. It sounded like an alarm on the machine and just had a loud BEEP BEEP..last count i had was 85 of them so i called out to her and there was no answer..i shook my legs up, nothing...i banged on the top of the inside and she comes on and says whats wrong. i told her and she says that is the test and its got 4 more minutes. I was in a full blown panic with my heart racing, body shaking. I had these thoughts that she went back to her room and passed out or something..i know its wierd but certainly not impossible. Anyway i got passed it, calmed myself down and got it done. She brings me out, takes out the IV and tells me I can get up(thanks for the help), gives me the key and tells me i can get dressed and go. i'm getting dressed and someone is banging on the door asking if i'm done, she has questions to ask me. Seriously, can't you wait until i get dressed and come out? There was so much more but i don't want this to go on any longer. She asked about getting the disc for my previous MRI and told me to call them and have them mail it. I said why don't you call them since they will send it over immediately through the share software. She said they can't do the results for this without the previous and i told her then someone should have called and told me that in the 2 months I've been waiting for this appt. it was just a very pleasant experience, unless the past visits I've had elsewhere have been so good that this is the norm for them and just seemed awful! I know this was alot..but so was my appointment at this place. The medical care in MR is just terrible! read more