I would assume that for a bone scan they would use a CT scanner, which is the ring not the tube, rather than an MRI as they don't need to see the soft tissue but it's best to ask the hospital where it is getting done, if it is an MRI (tube) just let them know you have had issues with them in the past they will do what ever they can to help.
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"Draw propellers on yer feet and pretend to be a torpedo  so not helpfull lol x"
Probably not but just trying to make light of a nervy situation..probably not very well either.
My dad had to go in one for a brain scan once and told them he'd panic and they popped in a bigger machine, though there was a wait.
Talk to the team who'll be doing it, seriously, hospitals are used to folk freaking out...talk to them ahead of time and see what they suggest |
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"Draw propellers on yer feet and pretend to be a torpedo so not helpfull lol x
Probably not but just trying to make light of a nervy situation..probably not very well either.
My dad had to go in one for a brain scan once and told them he'd panic and they popped in a bigger machine, though there was a wait.
Talk to the team who'll be doing it, seriously, hospitals are used to folk freaking out...talk to them ahead of time and see what they suggest "
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"I would assume that for a bone scan they would use a CT scanner, which is the ring not the tube, rather than an MRI as they don't need to see the soft tissue but it's best to ask the hospital where it is getting done, if it is an MRI (tube) just let them know you have had issues with them in the past they will do what ever they can to help.
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Good idea i will , last time on the third atempt they gave me a rather nice jab that helped a lot lol  |
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"Draw propellers on yer feet and pretend to be a torpedo so not helpfull lol x
Probably not but just trying to make light of a nervy situation..probably not very well either.
My dad had to go in one for a brain scan once and told them he'd panic and they popped in a bigger machine, though there was a wait.
Talk to the team who'll be doing it, seriously, hospitals are used to folk freaking out...talk to them ahead of time and see what they suggest "
l know you were makeing light of it , l know you from the forums , it did make me smile though lol |
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"when you have a bone scan , do you have to go into one of those tube things , panicking because last time i went in one i freaked out xx 
Is it a bone density scan?"
I dont know really doc said he wanted them checking as ive shrunk a lot over the last two years xx |
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"Draw propellers on yer feet and pretend to be a torpedo
Do you mind! 
I’m in the quiet section of a train. That was not helpful!  can you imagine the nurses faces if i did lol xx"
Are you allowed your phone? Do it and take pictures.  |
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"Draw propellers on yer feet and pretend to be a torpedo
Do you mind!
I’m in the quiet section of a train. That was not helpful! can you imagine the nurses faces if i did lol xx
Are you allowed your phone? Do it and take pictures. "
you are naughty , dont encourage me lol x |
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"Draw propellers on yer feet and pretend to be a torpedo
Do you mind!
I’m in the quiet section of a train. That was not helpful! can you imagine the nurses faces if i did lol xx
Are you allowed your phone? Do it and take pictures. you are naughty , dont encourage me lol x"
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I never opened my eyes during my MRI .... the lady played music to me ... put headphones on me .... and spoke to me ... reassuring me all the time ... it wasnt particularly nice .... but ... I just didnt look ....
Yes youcan still hear the noises ... but it has to be done ... good luck op |
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"I never opened my eyes during my MRI .... the lady played music to me ... put headphones on me .... and spoke to me ... reassuring me all the time ... it wasnt particularly nice .... but ... I just didnt look ....
Yes youcan still hear the noises ... but it has to be done ... good luck op"
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I had a DEXA bone scan a few days ago. It was not in an MRI scanner. You just lay on a bed and the machine moves up and down your body.
I have regular brain scans in an an MRI scanner. I also have a contrast dye injected halfway through so they can take a second set of enhanced scans. My head is clamped for nearly 30mins. It can feel claustrophobic but they give you a buzzer to press if you can't cope. I just try to think happy thoughts during that time.
I hope your scan goes well. |
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I had a DEXA scan recently and it was as the previous poster said, just laid on a bed and the machine moved around me and the bed moved a bit I’ve had several MRI scans too and I just keep my eyes shut, they aren’t great but if you can relax and think of other things then it’s soon over |
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So, a bone scan can mean one of a couple of things;
Most likely is something called a DEXA, or bone densiometry scan. The machine is nice and open, and the scan doesnt take too long.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/DEXA-scan/Pages/Introduction.aspx
It's also possible that you could be having a nuclear medicine bone scan, which involves an injection of radioactive tracer followed by a scan under a gamma camera. It takes longer than a DEXA scan and may involve a quick spin through a CT scanner attached to the machine afterwards (large ring-like machine), though the CT portion would only last for a couple of seconds. The CT portion would depend on what kind of machines your hospital uses - some of them don't include the CT portion.
It's also possible that you're just being referred for a plain-film spine x-ray as a first step to rule out anything obvious - I'm sure I don't need to explain this one!
Anyway, if you have any questions about these different kinds of scans, feel free to message me and I'll do my best to give you an answer.
Also - when you get your referral letter it'll likely tell you specifically what kind of scan you'll be having! |
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If it's an MRI, yes. I got lorazepam from my GP to relax me, and took two types of antidepressants the night before. I was fine for the 30 minutes I was in, and I had to go in head first. |
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If it’s an MRI ask it they have an open scanner, I’m some you can take a friend/partner to hold your hand and reassure you. Talk to the scanner technician they will help you with everything you need and good luck x |
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"when you have a bone scan , do you have to go into one of those tube things , panicking because last time i went in one i freaked out xx "
I had a full bone scan dine and i didn't have to go into one if those. I think they're more cat scan or mri. |
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"So, a bone scan can mean one of a couple of things;
Most likely is something called a DEXA, or bone densiometry scan. The machine is nice and open, and the scan doesnt take too long.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/DEXA-scan/Pages/Introduction.aspx
It's also possible that you could be having a nuclear medicine bone scan, which involves an injection of radioactive tracer followed by a scan under a gamma camera. It takes longer than a DEXA scan and may involve a quick spin through a CT scanner attached to the machine afterwards (large ring-like machine), though the CT portion would only last for a couple of seconds. The CT portion would depend on what kind of machines your hospital uses - some of them don't include the CT portion.
It's also possible that you're just being referred for a plain-film spine x-ray as a first step to rule out anything obvious - I'm sure I don't need to explain this one!
Anyway, if you have any questions about these different kinds of scans, feel free to message me and I'll do my best to give you an answer.
Also - when you get your referral letter it'll likely tell you specifically what kind of scan you'll be having!"
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Not scan related, but I had to have a bone marrow biopsy several years ago after I had a pulmonary embolism. That was the single most pain I had suffered in my life, and they did it twice the barstewards 
Hope it all goes well for you OP xx
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"when you have a bone scan , do you have to go into one of those tube things , panicking because last time i went in one i freaked out xx "
What is the scan for is for osteoporosis or for some other condition..sorry to be blunt but i cant PM you. |
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"when you have a bone scan , do you have to go into one of those tube things , panicking because last time i went in one i freaked out xx
What is the scan for is for osteoporosis or for some other condition..sorry to be blunt but i cant PM you."
osteoporosis but i carnt understand why they are only doing my lower back and one hip when its my knees that i have most pain with ,and they said i have a slight curvicture of the neck, probably spelt that wrong lol x |
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"when you have a bone scan , do you have to go into one of those tube things , panicking because last time i went in one i freaked out xx
What is the scan for is for osteoporosis or for some other condition..sorry to be blunt but i cant PM you. osteoporosis but i carnt understand why they are only doing my lower back and one hip when its my knees that i have most pain with ,and they said i have a slight curvicture of the neck, probably spelt that wrong lol x"
I had an MRI on my spine because I have thin ankle bones; which they found while doing a scan on my achilles tendon. I'm guessing it's because the lower spine and hips are the most common places to get osteoporosis. |
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"Rang up and i dont have to go in the tube , so all good
You're lucky. I've had to go in 3 times, and I hate it. "
me to a few years ago when i had an accident and gave my head a right crack , bloody hated it xx |
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"I never opened my eyes during my MRI .... the lady played music to me ... put headphones on me .... and spoke to me ... reassuring me all the time ... it wasnt particularly nice .... but ... I just didnt look ....
Yes youcan still hear the noises ... but it has to be done ... good luck op"
this, I am so clostrophobic I can't stand in a corner. But close your eyes and imagine you are somewhere else, noisy but not small. Hopefully you will be in the doughnut and not the torpedo tube anyway. But fear is only chemicals and you can talk your way out of it.  where the hell is the hug icon when you need it! |
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"Dexa scan is for osteoporosis and MRI or CAT scan are used for different patholigical conditions"
i dont know if they were MRI or CAT scans i had it was a while ago i know it was bloody noisey though x
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"Dexa scan is for osteoporosis and MRI or CAT scan are used for different patholigical conditions
I had an MRI to see if I had osteoporosis. "
Maybe they want to look for complication of osteoporosis such a micro fractures.
As for bone scan..it can be either dexa scan or nuclear bone scan with Tc99. Not sure which one is yours.
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"Dexa scan is for osteoporosis and MRI or CAT scan are used for different patholigical conditions i dont know if they were MRI or CAT scans i had it was a while ago i know it was bloody noisey though x"
Definitely MRI then |
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"Dexa scan is for osteoporosis and MRI or CAT scan are used for different patholigical conditions
I had an MRI to see if I had osteoporosis. "
That may have been a incidental finding |
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"Dexa scan is for osteoporosis and MRI or CAT scan are used for different patholigical conditions
I had an MRI to see if I had osteoporosis. "
That is unlikely to have been the original indication for the scan. MRI isn't the modality of choice for assessing osteoporosis - It's best for looking at soft tissue. |
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"Dexa scan is for osteoporosis and MRI or CAT scan are used for different patholigical conditions
I had an MRI to see if I had osteoporosis.
That may have been a incidental finding "
Thanks for the helpfull information , there this afternoon so fingeres crossed x |
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