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Heddi

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11. They do take them to the Zoo. It's true!

Mon May 6, 2013, 05:42 PM

May 2013

The hospital I just left (I'm an ER RN) had a large MRI so we were able to accommodate people that weighed up to I think 400 or 425, and the opening was larger (as was the opening for our CT scanner) so individuals who had a large girth could be accommodated in our machines.

However, if our machines were down or the patient was over 425 or more than I want to say 63 inches around then they had to go to the local Zoo for their CT scan and/or MRI.

I'm sure the patients find it rather degrading to be taken to a zoo for imaging, but if they can't fit into a regular machine, it's either the zoo or nothing.

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Valium helps a lot. LiberalLoner May 2013 #1

I've had a few, and I usually fall asleep... TreasonousBastard May 2013 #2

They do take them to the Zoo. It's true! Heddi May 2013 #11

They had to knock me completely out.... ReRe May 2013 #3

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I have to have my first MRI on Thursday... 2theleft May 2013 #7

I believe the newer ones are slightly larger goldent May 2013 #8

I had a heavy friend who actually got stuck in one. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #9

For me, the noise is more of a problem than the enclosure. hedgehog May 2013 #10

I had my first a couple months ago tonekat May 2013 #12