Taking Recommendations

Feel free to suggest good restaurants in the Baltimore area!

On the road

Off to Johns Hopkins

MRI Music

The MRI is so loud -- think malfunctioning game show buzzer -- that you're given ear-buds to protect your ears, then headphones to pipe in loud music.

Gave me a giggle when this came on...

MRI

I had a visit to the MRI Unit at the Augusta Medical Center today. As usual, the staff were all friendly and helpful.

The scan was completed in under 30 minutes, and I even got a glimpse of the screen as I left: there is a brain in there.

I grabbed something for lunch before returning to pick up a disk with all the images collected from the MRI. Folks at Johns Hopkins will want to see the results...

Medical Questions and Stating the Obvious

I was thinking back to a question Dr. Rothstein asked me at my appointment two weeks ago. He was asking if I was noticeably more emotional these days. At the time, I simply answered, "yes," and moved on.

Now I wonder if anyone has ever said, "Nah, this whole ALS diagnosis thing doesn't really bother me." I'm sure this type of symptom must play in to the diagnosis, but the question really is on a par with the airport security question, "anyone given you a bomb to carry?"

Speaking of the obvious, the fine print for Rilutek asks me, before I take it, to inform my Physician if I'm allergic to the medication... ... ... ...okay, I'll bite: how in the hell do I know if I'm allergic before I've taken it?