peregrine Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm getting a breast MRI with contrast next week (preventative due to family history, not diagnostic); apparently you lie on your stomach. I've had a brain MRI before with contrast, but that was before the dysautonomia stuff started happening. Anything I should watch out for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misstraci Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I've had several brain mris with contrast while i've been sick but before a formal diagnosis and have not had any side effects, reactions, worsening of my dysautonomia symptoms or anything like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janiedelite Posted October 24, 2011 Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 I've had lots of MRIs with contrast since getting sick with POTS and I've done fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrine Posted October 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2011 Thanks, you two! I'll report back if anything weird happens, although feeling better with your reassurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peregrine Posted October 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 MRI went fine (although the breast MRI position is weird; basically you act like you're lying over the edge of a couch arm with your torso and head lifted about 1' above your arms and legs, which is a great way to get your arms to stop having circulation, which was not so fun), although I nearly passed out when they put in the IV line for the contrast since I have serious needlephobia I'm working on. Whoo vasovagal presyncope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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