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February 1, 2001
Yesterday I had my MRI scan. Lemme tell you, it was bizarre. They had me take off my necklace, my glasses (rendering me almost blind), and my bra (because the hooks in the back are metal). Then I lay down on this narrow bed thing. The tech guy there was super cool, and was concerned if I could lie on my back for the length of the scan, which turned out to be 30-45 minutes! I had no idea it was going to be that long. I told him I’d be fine, and he gave me a pillow to put under my knees, which helped quite a bit. :) He also gave me earplugs, because the machine is very loud, and gently moved my hair out of the way of some widgets behind my head. I was very impressed. He explained that moving my eyes side-to-side would make strange patterns on the scan, so would I please not do that. And I got a squeeze bulb thing to squeeze if I panicked or if something else went wrong that would set off an alarm in the control room and send the nice tech guy running. :) I’m exceedingly glad I’m not at all claustrophobic, as the tube they roll you into for the scan is very teeny, and they slide this grill across your face that is about an inch from your eyes. This also was not a problem, because without my glasses, that was about as far as I could see anyway. All in all, it was not an unpleasant experience.
I learned that it is ohso very hard to keep one’s eyes still for 30 minutes. I kept them closed for the most part, but it was still very difficult. After the scan, a different very nice tech guy came to talk to me about the symptoms of my migraines, and he took me very seriously, which was refreshing and endearing. And he even asked me about my pregnancy, and wished me a happy healthy one. :)
I didn’t get the results of the scan. Those are sent directly to the referring physician, who in this case is one of the OB’s that work in the office with my midwives. I’m to be called as soon as they get the results.
February 5
Melanie, my midwife, just called and gave me the results. My brain is perfectly normal. Which we assumed, but just wanted to confirm. And I haven't had a migraine in about a week! :) Late pregnancy is generally when migraines slack off, for some reason, and I appear to be following the average. So I'll just hold on to my few remaining Fioricet pills just in case, and concentrate on a healthy pregnancy.
I must admit, however, that this feels rather like an anti-climax, even though this was exactly the scan we had hoped for. It's not as if I wanted to find something wrong, but nothing is going to be done about my migraines, since my brain is normal and I'm pregnant. According to the MRI, I'm perfectly normal and that's all doctor's are going to see now. Which I guess is actually just as well, because there aren't really any safe drugs I can take to prevent migraines while pregnant and nursing, so I don't know what any doctor could possibly do anyway.
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