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So sorry this happened to you. You came to the right spot for questions, as most of us that have posted, had similiar issues with an MRI. We are all searching, as no doctor has come forward to explain all of this. Everyone will tell you 'it is just like an xray'....well, we are proof that it is not!...I felt the same way and the techs tell you, 'oh no that can't happen, you don't feel it'. YES we do. and realistically, someone should have been more aware of what you were going through to have that fall. AND you are right, no one warns you of these kind of happenings. The force of an MRI can pull in an automobile, that is how strong it is. Me, I won't have another one. Yes, that is all they ask, 'do you have metal'....some one at that hospital should have wheeled you in a wheel chair when we get that groggy. period....wishing you well...and our mission is to find the answers!!View Thread


is great, as that is all we want, is someone who is caring and maybe listen, we might know what we are talking about...all of this reminds me of when my son had to have stitches in his mouth, the tech said, 'that don't hurt, we gave you pain medication, what are you crying for?'....how did he know,,,,as I had surgery and the meds did not work, and I passed out from the knife cut. I think that is all we want here, as I see it happens to more people than I even thought.If you have ever seen the pics of a forklift pulled into one of the MRI machines, you could see just how powerful they are. But this does not happen to all...so all of this has to make the rest of us wonder why...View Thread


I felt that same tugging and pulling on my knee that was being MRI'd....My mom had many of MRI's and she was the one that told me, 'just lay there, it is just like an xray'....well, did I get the surprise of my life. NOT....I even got a shot to numb my whole leg as I could not straighten it due to my knee injury....so why did I still feel like my knee cap was being pulled out of my leg?..........as you see, we are not the ones with it all in our 'head'....and don't tell me cause of the 'water' maybe on the knee cap. My son had water on the knee cap and did not get the same reaction....so the mystery continues.....but still no one has an answer....View Thread

like, water on the knee could hurt during an MRI. No, my son has water on the knee, you can see it when he puts ice on it....you can see the water freeze inside like little ice cubes. He had an MRI with no pain. My mom had MRI's all her life and never had issues. She was the one that told me, 'oh, don't worry, it is just like an x-ray. NOT. For me, and I have a high tolerance of pain,,,example, awake during surgery and the pain meds did not take, felt the knife...so you can't say I don't take pain well....SO why does an MRI hurt? Again, mine was like you were pulling my knee cap off. Not a good feeling. And everyone on this post is right......'oh, you only have a few minutes left, it is all in your head.' No, it has to have a reason. period. I won't go for another one. I had no contrast, no dye injection. Just a good ol fashion MRI that hurt so bad, I wanted to crawl out. So any more brain storms medical profession? other than, 'this does not happen'....Not a good answer. That is the reason I got onto this discussion board, our communation can be the finding factor. Who knows more than people who have a life experience to get to the bottom of it all....thanks for listening.
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