Hi Phil,

Oh, how awful. I've had 1 MRI and that was enough.

I certainly will be praying for Everett, and for his wife and for you 
and Sandy.

Please keep us posted.

Blessings,

Pat Ferguson


At 04:06 PM 12/1/2010, you wrote:
>My youngest son is having an MRI of his shoulder tonight, Wednesday, 
>to determine when, and if, he will need surgery.  When he went and 
>had a couple of three MRI scans for his hip, he got a little freaked 
>out being inside the tube and all and that time he was put in feet 
>first and he still got freaky.  this time, he knows already they are 
>putting him in head first and so he is already freaked out.  They 
>are giving him some muscle relaxers to take before the MRI so 
>perhaps that will help.  I must admit, I've already gone in head 
>first for all 5 MRI scans I have experienced and they are a little 
>more than discomforting to go though.  I talked to a nurse once when 
>I was getting ready to get rolled down to the floor with the 2 
>million dollar MRI machine and she said she had to be head first 
>into the tube for two straight hours once for some illness she had 
>at the time.  Man!  Two hours.  I've been in for about 45 minutes, 
>to an hour, I think, but I'm not sure I could do two hours.  Anyhow, 
>your prayers for him would be appreciated.  For those who don't 
>know, Big Everett, we have two other Everetts in our Scovell family, 
>is 29 years old.  His wife is going with him, too.
>
>Phil.
>