Magnets, Give Me Your Images

So today was the big day. Had my MRI exam on my knee at 3:30. I got there at 3:15 and filled out paper work then shed all my stuff into a locked room. I did get to wear my own clothes so that was nice. No hospital gowns. Then this woman came and retrieved me from the TV room, explained what was going to happen and then strapped me in.
Basically I had to lie on this table and not move. She strapped my left leg down because that was the knee that was being examined and it helped so I wouldnt move. Then she asked if I wanted earplugs or music. Music please. Some craptacular rock station but I didn't care. Then the table rises and moves slowly into the machine. Since it was my knee they were looking at, I went in feet first. Thank God. I don't think I'm claustrophobic but I'm pretty sure that if this was a head first exam I would be freaking out. Its very very small. The table moved as far into the machine as necessary so my chest and head were still poking out. When the machine is idle it makes a noise like a washing machine. When its taking the images, it makes a lot of noise. Mostly banging and clicking and sometimes she moved the table in further or out a little bit.. It doesn't touch the body in any way though. Sometimes they give you an IV of a contrast fluid but I didn't have to have that for this exam. I couldnt move at all throughout the exam; movement makes the images blurry. The whole thing took about 30 minutes and I was out of the office by 4:30. I have the images and my doctor will get a CD ROM of the images by tomorrow. My appointment with him is on Saturday. So I have a boatload of pictures of my knee but I don't know what I'm looking at so its pretty much wait and see until Saturday.

In the mean time I'm contemplating quitting my shitty job in favor of another job. My boss is a child. A child. She throws hissy fits for no reason and I'm tired of it. Yesterday it was directed at me and ya know something...I don't need the bullshit right now. I don't ask for much, just a little bit of courtesy and understanding that I'm not at 100% right now.

I'm in a positive mood despite the unknowns right now. I figure I can't do much but accept whatever happens so I might as well roll with it.

Rumba is interviewing tonight for "supply teaching" or what we call substitute teaching here in the States. I'm excited for him. I hope it goes well.

Well thats it for now. I'm off to take the MMPI for a class. Ta-ta!