first and last, please
August 18, 2011I was nervous, but Alhamdulillah, I’M FINEEEE!!!!!!
The chiropractor was talking nonsense. Pfttt. I had my MRI yesterday and goshh that was one experience I don’t want to go through again.
One tweet said that I will feel a bit like I’m in Star Wars in that machine.
No, man.
He meant coffin.
I had to do 2 scans; one on my neck and one on my lower back.
So they put me down and I read all the surahs I knew.
As they rolled me in the machine, they said “Oh yeah, don’t swallow and don’t cough ok. If you want to swallow, you’ll have to swallow very slowly and softly.”
WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!
There’s only one way to swallow, hello. You guys try doing that; swallow slowly and softly.
TRY IT NOW!!
Can or not?? Pfttt.
I tried my best and it was horrible. The more you tell yourself not to swallow, the more you want to swallow. -__-
That was one problem. The second problem was that the top of the coffin was literally 2 inches away from my nose. I seriously don’t know how claustrophobic people do this? I didn’t think I was claustrophobic but I’m pretty sure I am NOW.Ventilation in there was fine, I could breathe easily. But it was more psychology. I felt so restless and so uncomfortable and I just wanted to stretch. But I couldn’t and it was so frustrating I wanted to cry.
I had to lay in there for half hour to do the 2 scans and I swear, there were so many times I wanted to squeeze the thing they put on my hand in case of emergencies. But I thought that’s not cool, my niece and nephew would laugh and point at me.
So, I started reading surahs in my head again.
But it was so noisy! The machine is actually very noisy and they put headphones on you to filter the sound. Even so, I felt like I was in a rock concert. Well in a coffin in a rock concert. Bzzzzzzzzzzzz…. Degedegedegedegedege…..ZiaauuuuuuZiauuuuu……Degedegedegedegedege…..
So I started composing songs in my head to match the beat.
I got bored, so I started thinking about what to think about. Hmmm… what should I think about?
I’m pretty sure when someone has to think about what toΒ think about, she’s gone psycho.
I was told not to open my eyes, but curiosity overtook me, so open my eyes I did. I almost screamed. The thing is seriously right above you. Homaigod at that point, I think I mini-squeezed the emergency thingy. How am I doing this? How am I breathing?? How long more???? Close eyes, close eyes!! La la la la la….I’m in a beautiful garden with beautiful flowers wearing a beautiful dress…. la la la..
The guy finally came in and pulled me out and I almost kissed him. I was so relieved that I forgot the worst part is getting the results. I was getting myself ready to receive bad news, then the doctor said “Everything’s normal. Your bones and discs are perfectly normal.”
I was so happy!!!!!
“But your muscles are sore. You should not wear heels, and you should go easy on your work on the laptop. You should have a healthy lifestyle and that includes exercise. You should go to the gym often….”
Rewind please. I’d like to stop him at “perfectly normal.”
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I’m normal!!!! Well, my muscles are a bit upset with me…but I’ll make it up to them. Cookie? Hehe.
Asma’ wanted to Skype right away after the MRI. “So, you dying or not?” Sigh…such love….
Top: DUSK till DAWN
Though this was a false alarm, I know that this is a warning for me to take care of my body. I need to appreciate what God has given me and I guess it is an amanah to take care of every single thing with much gratitude. My legs, my hands, my eyesight, my neck, my back…everything! I really thought I screwed up my body but Alhamdulillah, God is still giving me a chance to be able to live life normally.
Just to share with you my sexy bones….
Any doctors reading this? Here’s another random case study for you. Happy Birthday.
I can tell that ur neck are very stiff from the photos π it can be either u re too scared in there or ur muscles having spasm from the overwork. But the disc are alright..alhamdulillah.. Btw, i saw u at Muhibah last Sunday.. I was 2 inches away from nudging u and say hi π take care! -silent reader-
tak nampak pon bulu ketiak..hahaha…
Alhamdulillah….
Everything happens for a reasons. Take a good care of your health.
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vivy, i pun pernah buat this mri. yeah same goes to you, it was suxx. i hate it and i hope it will be my first & last too. thank god u’re okay, but not for me. one of my bone xde sbb dah melekat dgn tulang punggung. can you imagine that? and when i ask the doc, what shud i do or any other way to heal it ?he says, i only need to do the physiotherapy and exercise, that’s all. thank god i do not need to do any operation. but, he said this pain will never fade away. it is permanent selagi tulang tu ada. takkan nak buang, kan ? >.<" so, i need to face the pain for the rest of my life.
yes, thank Allah that you are alright and that there is nothing seriously wrong.
So you wont be able to wear heels now? That is like Victoria Beckham’s case.
But i know you can still strut your stuff in flats =)
btw, you seriously looked cute in that blue hospital gown
YAYYY ALHAMDULILLAH !
Okay, throw away those heels , now .
Let’s exercise .
Alhamdulillah, everything is fine with you! Take a better care of your self. Kerja kerja juga, but you have to know when to stop k! Take care! π
salam vivy. i sincerely think that you should blur up the pic of you in the blue robe. people know that when ones wear that robe, they don’t wear anything underneath, so eyes are fixed at you know where. hope this won’t offend you. hugs and kisses.
Alhamdulillah u fine… i also have to do MRI but im not goin… im scared… im having really bad backpain… π its started after i gave birth! after i wake up from bed it was really pain n killing me… π n the best part my mom n hubby scolding me because im not goin to hospital for treatment MRI… so backpain with me forever π
Hi Vivy,
Gosh!! You are reliving my nightmare! I had to go for MRI as well, and boy! Aren’t you right about the coffin thing!!
I thot it was easy peasy, but the moment my head went through the tunnel i was screaming! And crying! Never knew i would be like that! So i insisted on getting a general anaesthesia (spelling!).
Thank god i woke up just as they were rolling out of that darned thing! Never again!!
But my result was not ok also lah, L4-L5, L5-S1 were not so good looking, had to go for physio.
So congrats for not flipping out and pulled thru the dreaded feeling.
good to know that you are fine dear..have a good rest this weekend k..say hello to flats=)take care V=)
Yoga-ta yoga more! Soon! NOW!
Buried your heels and use your flats.:).They come with so many design now.plus I might take a look at your MRI and make it as my case study.Haha. I’m still a student not yet a doctor.:))
oh God you are so hilarious! i laughed till i cry.
anyways, Alhamdulillah for the good news!
Alhamdulillah.
Berkat bulan Ramadhan and both of your mom and dad’s PLUS opah’s prayers and doa π Happy Iftar later V!
Go and check out French Sole for really really gorgeous flats!
Yay for repetto :p anyways, this is random but this post makes me imagine u wearing moccasins..hehe From dat image in my head, u look chic. But hey on a much brighter note,dat IS a valid reason for u to splurge on more shoes, no? I mean come on u can’t disobey doctor’s order! :p
Dx: It’s not lupus.
Rx: 500mg of Man-Up QDS
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Im glad you went for a 2nd opinion and met a real doctor for your problem. Or else you might be paying a lot just to go for various unnecessary sessions with the chiropractor.
Have you been applying ergonomics in your workplace? And oh, i dont think there is anything wrong going to massage. Just make sure you dont do the thai massage where they do the crack-your-bones posture. You can also advice them to be gentle at the spines. Come on, i dont think i can live without massage!
regardless of what has been said, i do believe in chiropractors, i work 14-15 hr days in front of the laptop and my shoulders have gone stiff like crazy.
try googling bangsar chiropractor if you’re interested in a lady doc (i think she’s d only 1 in kl?). she’s extremely good, gentle and firm. felt much better after 5 or so sessions. pricey tho..
goshh. pd, u should fer real take good care of yourself. you’re still young so its not too late. if you don’t take care of yourself NOW, man u’d so regret it in the years to come. fingers crosse, all will be FINE! no idea how u managed to do that scan, it sounds scary. =[
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Salam sis.
Please try taking up pilates as part of your exercise routine. I’ve been doing my pilates and reformer for nearly 3 years now. Mula2 I try pilates matwork after given birth to my beautiful kiddies di Pantai Hospital in Bangsar masa I di KL and now I still doing it in Perth twice a week. So far so good and I’m loving it.
I cried and shouted for help once I did my MRI. My fault, I didn’t do any research on it. The back pain was crazy, feeling like someone was pulling my leg to death. Now, Alhamdulillah, the pain disappeared by time…Anw,the coffin experienced made me to live to the fullest..I dont want to die…Please God, give me a second chance…