This Won't Hurt A Bit

I have had two MRIs in my life.  One was out of necessity.  I have had lower back pain for months now and the orthopedic doctor recommended that I get an MRI to ensure there was no serious damage, and to best prescribe next steps in solving the issue.  The other MRI was just pure hypochondria.  Like, I couldn't wait to get an MRI.  I wanted one.  After the neurologist got the results from my MRI (and saw my brain was functioning perfectly normal), he angrily told me to relax and stop coming to visit him or else he would give me a spinal tap. 

“It’s painful, is that what you want???” 

Anyway, when you are getting an MRI (if you ever need one), my recommendation is tell as few people as possible.  Everyone who has ever had one or knows someone who has had one likes to give their two cents on how scary it is, how claustrophobic you will feel, how you are likely to have a panic attack.   “It’s like being in a coffin.” 

Great!  Looking forward to it!  Note sarcasm. 

An MRI is really no big thing.  Go in with no fear and it is really just 20-30 minutes, chilling in a tight space for a bit.  Think of it as a time to relax in the hype of your busy day; a brief spa treatment perhaps. 

And now, there is a playlist for having an MRI.  Your welcome! 

My friend at work had an MRI scheduled and of course, people were telling him things like "you are in a constrained tube" and “you can’t move”—all things you do not want to hear when going to get your first MRI. I had never looked into if you could wear headphones during the MRI but it turns out, at least in some instances, you can! So what better way to relax and think about things, other than the thousands of photographs being taken of your bones and your brain, than an MRI Playlist. 

The playlist is about an hour, which should allow for the whole MRI and waiting time.  The list is meant to be distracting and intricate.  These songs don't really have anything to do with one another.  This is on purpose so you wont get bored with the music and then realize—AHHHH I am in a tube with no escape route! 

And to make light of the situation, I do hope you will enjoy the subtle amusing references to MRI-related things.  For example, "Break Ya Neck" by Busta Rhymes or "Fun with Drugs" by Velvet Acid Christ, or the line "breaking my back just to know your name" from The Killers’ "Somebody Told Me."  These were also chosen on purpose.   

 Enjoy, and don't feel like you have to have an MRI to listen to this playlist.  Healthy people may also enjoy these jams.