WOW!  Didn’t expect the cardiac MRI to last that long.  One hour and fifty minutes is a long time to have to lay still on a cold hard table.  The technician set  me up with some tunes (Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon) to pass the time, but my arms got tired quickly of sitting in one place and it got really uncomfortable real quick.  Not to mention that breathing in and holding my breath for 15 seconds out of every 30 seconds was starting to make me a bit loopy.  I knew it was getting long when “Breathe” came on for the SECOND time (no reference to my breathing in and out over and over intended… really).  Then “Time,” and “Money” for a second time.  “The Great Gig in the Sky” was in there too, but you can’t help but remember the beginning of both “Time” and “Money.”  He then switched me to some U2… a nice change, but I’d like to be off the table.  Anyway, this post is starting to feel like my time on the table.  I’ll be picking up a copy of the MRI on CD.  I don’t know if I can make it available on this site yet.  If I can I will.

At about 75 minutes into the MRI the tech got the imaging center’s cardiologist to come look at the photos.  Presumably to check and see if there was anything of interest which needed further imaging.  After about 15 minutes of waiting we got back to it and took a bunch more images.  Seems there was some question about what could be fat in or around the pericardium.  Unfortunately I don’t really remember the conversation that well.  So I’ll, uncharacteristically, wait for the results instead of guessing :-)