Thanks Azz, and you know me, in times of deep stress, it's always best to try and find the humerous side (if you can of course!)

Thanks aliwin, yes it seems to have worked for me, if only to confirm to them just how painful this has been, and where I said it was too, not where they thought it was! Hopefully they'll make a note of that and listen tome in the future huh?!

Yes, I read all about you and your vertigoand you have my deepest sympathy, coz I had that too, well so they said anway! My own doctor insisted twice that they give me a scan when I ended up in hospital on both occasions when it suddenly came on, both times I could stand or walk I kept falling over, I didn'tknow which way was up, and I saw numerous docs and specialists at the hospital during those times, 3 of them wanted a head scan, and for 5 days I actually had the words SCAN written on my headboard, but did I get one??? Nah! They sent me home with a "live with it" packet of pills for meniere's disease which I never had so they never worked! I hope you get a result and get yours, and now that you know what to expect when you're in that big tunnel you won't be quite as scared as I was! If I were you, and it looks like you won't be getting a scan, I'd start telling a few little porkies, i.e. you have bad headaches, you see stars etc. it could work! Good luck, and please let us know if you get it, I for one would be very interested!

I've had more than one of them and they are not great. For my last one I had an injection of contrast dye into my wrist joint (which was absolute agony) and then it was strapped into a big box thing with weights on my fingers while I lay on my front for half an hour in the scanner.

Meanwhile I was wheezing and itchy from an allergic reaction to the dye and I was seriously uncomfortable cos when you have breasts the size of mine laying on your front hurts!

I hate the things really, but I suppose they do the job. I hope you get good results.

Oh H, that sounded awful I'd be a nightmare in that as I am a bit claustrophobic, it would make me be in a lather of sweat!

Fingers crossed for good news regarding the resulting scan. Hope you get to the bottom of your probs soon. xx

Awww hon, I have had more than a few MRI's....the first lasting 2 and a half hours! I have them yearly to check on my brain cyst and I had to have one on my leg last year before my knee op They suck! Your account made me laugh!!!! Hope the results are what you are hoping for! xxxx