I only had the beginnings of one. I was scared but if it had been completed I think it would have been ok. I was placed on my stomach and a hard pillow was placed under the stomach. That was the problem. I should have been on my side. I was complaining about feeling the pulse in my abdomin and it was hurting. The needle was inserted. No pain. The radiologist hit a nerve. Alot of pain but it went away. The linocaine was injected. That was fine and I was watching the moniter because it was interesting. The next thing I remeraber was the radiologist yelling to stay with her and answer her, pulling out of the needles, throwing me on my side and a bunch of nurses and another doctor running in. I fainted, my bp and pulse dropped so the dr pulled out the needle. They thought maybe it was fear or the position I was in. The suggested I have it done under sedation in the hospital and sent me home after I was told no concerns about getting a spinal headache. Wrong....the next day everytime I stood up I had a headache like no other. I finally called her two days later, and the doctor said she didn't think I would get a headache as she had only poked me once, so to lay down all weekend and if it got worse to go to the hospital for a blood patch. It didnt because I stayed down. I learned later from a friend who is a critical care nurse that I should have stayed down with my head slightly elevated.
Instead of having another mylogram done, I had a catscan done. When I met with the surgeon to discuss the laminectomy I am going to have I told him what happened because I am concerned about being on my stomach. He then felt my aorta and said it was bigger than he expected for my age. Yesterday I had an ultrasound done to see if I am ok.
Anyway, I do think the mylogram would have been ok without the drama. It is interesting to watch and it wasn't painful until things went south for me. I bet you will do just fine and it is a good tool. I can't have MRIs
