Pediatric Neurology Appointment Day 2~ MRI

Today I picked up Braedyn and Cooper from school and then met my friend to drop off Cooper and Jordan with her so she could take them to her house while I take Braedyn to his MRI appointment in Durham.

I am so proud of him! He was such a trooper. When he and I were traveling in the car he said, "mom, I am scared," and I told him everything was going to be okay and if he wanted to give dad a call before we went he could do that. Unfortunately, dad could not leave work today and he is more of the one who can remain calm and not get all teary eyed when Braedyn does. When Braedyn cries, I cry. So he called dad and he was still concerned on the way in. He wasn't so much worried about the MRI. He had watched the video I had found on YouTube and he was fine with getting the MRI. He was more worried about the needle and the IV part of the procedure.
When it was time for us to go back the tech had him sit in her chair and wait for her to get her things ready. He kept asking me if she was going to numb it and I said I don't know. Well, when she said, no, that is when the tears began flowing and he was not having any part of it. After calming him down and talking him through it we were able to get him to allow her to place the line. He did great and asked if she was had put it in yet and she was already done! After that everything was going to be easy!
This was an experience for me as well. I have never had an MRI or even seen an MRI unit. We entered the MRI room and it was a very large machine. He laid on the bed as they placed the contraption over his head for his scan, put some earphones on his ears so he could listen to music and then they covered him up with a blanket. They slid the bed into the machine which was a huge tunnel. I stood on the side of him just to let him know I was there. The noises were so loud. They gave me earplugs. I am also glad I found that video for him to watch and he got to hear what it would be like because those sounds might have freaked him out. He did say he got a headache while the scan was going because of the loud noises. It's a good thing he isn't claustrophobic! I am not sure Charlie would have done as well as Braedyn. He layed there the entire hour and they only had to repeat one of the two minutes scans because he was singing along with the music coming thru the headphones. He was jamming out to some Eric Church and his lips and head were moving too much.  They did do some with contrast. He told me if felt really weird when they shot that stuff up his arm. I can only imagine.
I am proud of him for getting through all these appointment with no complaints. He is grown up so much. He answers the questions from the Drs like such a grown boy. I still worry about him. He is glad everything is over and we can figure out what to do next about his headaches. We will be meeting with the neurologist on Wed (a week from today) to go over the results from today's scan. Yes, I don't like to wait, but no news is good news!
Thank you for all your prayers and concerns and offers to help out with the other boys. I am hoping all our appointment running is coming to an end and he can get some answers, understanding, and relief.