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27.03.2025 MRI - Breath In

I've been riding the post MRI pain this evening as the contast and bowel prep, work their way through my body. The pain feels nauesating. I can't lay down. I can't stand. I don't want to sit. I'm hungry but I don't want to eat. I want to cry but the pain of moving to do so means it's not worth it. The pain I am going through to work out how bad things are, is ironically also really bad.  ~ Down 500mls of prep in 2 minutes then sip water for an hour. 1hr of waiting then a quick change. I'd usually go to the loo at this point because that's a lot of water but I was late to this appointment and these toilets haven't been cleaned. The nearest toilets are outside to the left of this department. I opt to wait. I don't need to go urgently I say. (big mistake, huge!)  I'm used to this feeling and I close my eyes. Not quite asleep not fully awake. Hold still, Breath in, hold, breath out. Mid way through the scan as I am falling into a state of hal...

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