@smudges Oh, yeah, then that would suck. I didn’t read all of the answers. Thanks.
@janbb The way I remember it, they would tell me to stay still, and the machine would do it’s thing, it was noisy, and then they would stop. Then they would tell me again to stay still and do some more scanning.
If you feel overwhelmed, I think they will take you out of the tunnel now if you ask them to, if you need a minute or two break. They can hear you and they can talk to you while you are in the machine. The people who did my scan kept checking on me, asking how I was doing.
You can ask them how long you need to stay still if knowing will help you deal with it. Probably, they will tell you exactly what will happen and how long, but if they don’t just ask whatever you need to, to feel comfortable. I like to know what to expect when I am anxious. MRI doesn’t make me anxious, but other things certainly do.