Breast MRI | Inside Look to Help You PREPARE for Your Scan 

So glad I found this video. I have the MRI tomorrow. I had no idea of what to expect. I have noise sensitivity... I guess I will more than likely have a severe headache all day... This video was so informative. Thank you.

I have an MRI scheduled today and just thought to do a quick search before I leave. I came across your video and what a great help...your information is very clear and precise. I think the tips are going to serve me well. Thank you so much for sharing your MRI journey. I think the medical profession often times forget we the recipients are doing this for the first time and we need more information to settle our minds and bodies to work in conjunction with what the test is designed for. Many blessing on your life journey and thank you for being considerate and thinking of others 🙂

I went for the MRI today and also had CT Scan🙏🏽💕🥰🥲 pray me n everyone who’s suffering with all types of cancer May God grant us all ease cure and speedy recovery with long happy healthy life Ameen🙏🏽❤️❤️❤️🥲🥲🥲

Chelsey, I just got home from my Breast MRI and all the tip was extremely helpful emotionally, I can’t thank you enough , I did have Valium 5 mg 30 mins before going on the machine and it made so much difference because I had severe claustrophobia, all the tips you mentioned I used it to the T and I am so grateful for all this video I’m sure everyone can benefit thru your experience, take care and hope all is well with you.🙏

Thank you so much for this. I’m having my first breast MRI in a couple of weeks, and these tips are invaluable. I’m still really nervous (it’s my first MRI, period!), but knowing what to expect and having some strategies on hand to combat anxiety definitely helps. Thank you for sharing your experience!

Holy crap!! I knew you told us how annoying the sounds of the MRI was.... but I was still very Surprised to actually hear it. It’s way more annoying that I was even prepared for after you warned us. Crazy. Thanks again Chelsey.

Thank you SO much for this. I am so glad I listened to this before my appointment. It brings me peace.

Thank you. I had one today and had an anxiety attack. I tried to bring the calm but I couldn’t help it. This was not a pleasant experience but the folks there were super nice. Good luck to you.

Thank you so much for making this informative & calming video. I am just about to go to the hospital for my breast MRI & I was so nervous I was shaking. I feel so much more relaxed after watching your video & knowing what to expect. Thank you for all the tips ❤

Just had one and all your advice and information on the process was spot on . Thank you so much!

I had my MRI yesterday and your tips were amazing! I used many of them - especially helpful to ask the tech to alert me on the time remaining and steps to come. Particularly helpful to know prior to contrast and knowing that meant 7 minutes to go. I didn’t find the positioning as uncomfortable as radiation. Good to have past things you didn’t like at all to make future events seem better - ha! Oh, only surprise was that my MRI was head first

Thank you for making this video. I had my first MRI breast scan this morning and I so appreciate the info in tips in this video. I am so glad you mentioned how long it would take. That was a surprise to me since mammograms take just minutes. I also had the same experience in that I didn’t feel much when they started injecting the contrast. Possibly a slight cooling feeling. The sounds were loud but I am glad you warned me! My staff gave me headphones and played music which was super helpful. About 4 songs later we were done. Overall not as bad as I anticipated!

I will be going for my first MRI with contrast and I am so glad I came upon your video. Thank you so much!

I had no idea what to expect with a MRI...thanks so much for the heads up!

Thanks Chelsey,I really needed to watch this video before my breast MRI on Valentine’s Day in a few days 😫 I need it done before my cancer lumpectomy surgery the following week,I’m so scared of all of this but I’m ready to get it over with! Thanks again 😘

I have one tomorrow so happy I found your video. I have had an MRI of my lumbar before but have been nervous about the contrast and the positioning. Also the tip to drink more water. Thank you for posting and take care. 🧡

Your videos are exceptional!!! Well presented, informative, and so educational. Your voice is very calming.... You have helped so many women and men. God bless!!!!

Thanks for sharing your experience and especially for adding a sample of the machine noises. 👏🏾I had my first "photoshoot" on Monday and was grateful to have access to ear plugs, headphones and Pandora piped in. The pressure on my ribcage was the main discomfort but I pushed through. Your video greatly helped me to familiarize myself with the process beforehand. Thanks again.💐

Thank u so much for sharing wish I had checked before I went I felt exactly like u and one point I was in tears n was praying 😃❤️🙏🏽 I was very breathless thought omg may b I have to press that thing they gave in my hand but later Thank God I was calm and all was over 🥰💕💕💕

Thank you for this! Getting MRI tomorrow and very nervous. This info will help me through it. Great ideas.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I’m having my MRI tomorrow and I believe seeing you in this video and hearing your detailed explanation will help me tremendously in not getting caught off guard and to ease my anxiety about the procedure. I’m drinking plenty of water today and going through my Switzerland photos so I can hopefully call into memory the amazing scenery that I have ever experienced on my trip in 2019 during the procedure.

Thank you for the info! Those MRI noises are a lot to handle!

I wish I had these tips before my first MRI. Like you, I was unprepared for what it entailed. Now I have some ideas if there is a next time, thank you!

Thank you! This was so helpful!

I’m having my first breast MRI tomorrow. I’m so glad I found your video. Thank you.

Thank you, this was so very very helpful!

My MRI is next week, Thank you for this 🌺Important Information.

Thank you for sharing. I have an MRI on Thursday.

Thank you so much for sharing this☺️

I have just been for my first MRI SCAN. I had a brain scan and a spinal cord scan. Two hours time it was all finished. i was exhausted. Very Stiff and very wobbly. The noise was not cut out by the ear buds. like the idea of ear phone but it depends on what scan you are having. They are all different. It reminded me of Star Trek RED ALERT. Best is to close your eye and think of lovely things. The bed is very hard for a two hour stint. Had to stop once as I needed to cough. No contrast was need for my scan. If it had been prostate scan a contrast would have been used.

thanks, going for this tomorrow, very helpful.

Thank you so much for this. I hope you are doing well as I see the date of this video. I’m having my first breast MRI in two days. I’m so nervous I want to cancel the appointment. Thank you for your techniques. I’m praying they work.

Very helpful and accurate. I’ve had many of these. My problem is I have cleithrophobia (a fear of being trapped). Lying face down on my sternum on what feels like a block of wood is so uncomfortable. I can’t relax or think of a happy place. A couple of Xanax is what gets me through this procedure. I do try to do some breathing exercises as well. I’m due for one again in May and this time I’m going to make them spend more time trying to help me get comfortable.

So helpful, thank you!

I’m having my first MRI in the morning. Thanks for this video. I’m still nervous but at least I know what to expect and have some tips to help me through it.

I have an MRI today! Thank you

My goodness, this is so helpful. You should be training the technicians. I'm sure they have a lot to be responsible for but someone should be preparing the patient with what seems like such obviously important information.

You are amazing!

Thank you for this:)

Thank you very helpful 🙏

I go for my very first MRI next week and I'm super nervous. Thank you for sharing this video.

Thank you...I am having a breast MRI in 4 days. Besides being sad and anxious regarding being diagnosed with breast cancer, when I found out I had to have an MRI , I had more anxiety. The nurse who scheduled the MRI prescribed xanax for my anxiety. I have never taken xanax but I hope it helps. This was a great video and helpful. Bless you.

When I've had an mri, I just keep my eyes closed the whole time. I have never had one on my breasts but I can't imagine it's different than any other kind. I actually just found out that I have to have a mastectomy. I hope I have to have an mri before my surgery because I keep praying that the cancer will not be there anymore. I'm trying so hard to trust God and believe He will take it away. I think I'm more afraid of the surgery and recovery problems than I am of the cancer. I have stage 0 but it's grade 3 which is the problem.

Thank You so much☺️

I will be having this procedure in about a week. This video was very helpful. My biggest concern is laying on my stomach. I hope it will not be uncomfortable for back. The area that you put your breast bone on appears to me to be uncomfortable. I recently had an Echo and at times it was painful with the pressure on my breast area. I am hoping this will have a happy outcome. Prayers to all who need this procedure.

Thank you again 💛💛💛 My MRI is tomorrow

Thank you for sharing your own experience. Your tips and advices are very precious for me. I suffer from claustrophobia, so every time I have to face a MRI for another pathology, I feel distressed and anguished. This time, I' m going to have a new experience, since I have to lay my head down and the machine is not going to " swallow" me completely...I will follow your instructions from now until next Thursday, the day I' m terrified to live! I searched for other places where doctors can practice a slight anesthesia for the duration of the MRI, but they are too far from the place I live and, moreover, I should be hospitalised for a couple of days. This is impossible, for my family situation. Hopefully, it' ll end soon. Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it 🥰

Thank you! I am having one of these on Monday. I've decided to try it without drugs, since I have never had Valium or any other anti-anxiety meds, and would rather not have them if they're not necessary. I'm hoping to just be able to mentally take a hike through the mountains or something! Appreciate all the information you are sharing here.

My 1st MRI is 9/21 then I have my surgery details the day after. Uuugh it's so much prep work.

In israel, only needed to change top. Was told to not wear clothing with bottons or zippers. I forgot to drink a lot day before. Had to "fast" 2 hours before. Lol, i found the beat in the noise and just followed that, when i didnt like it i slowed my count of it. So instead of every beat, every other, twenty one not twentyone. And when it was too long i did something else.

I wish they allow to choose the music as I am not very good with any music but being a spiritual person would like some calming mantras

Ask if they can play music during your MRI, and think about what you want to hear. That was really helpful getting through my breast mri, having music piped in from SoundCloud on mri-compatible headphones.

I’ve had many MRIs of other body parts before with no problem, but with my breast MRI I struggled by the position, my rib cage is high and the placement I had to stay in was horribly uncomfortable as I had constant pressure on my breast bone and yes the noise much louder than any of my previous MRIs. I hope I don’t have to another one anytime soon again.

Yes! Thank u so much. I am having my first breast MRI June 13. I am scare. I am @ high risk. They found something in both my breasts. They think it is cancer.

I had to go for my first MRI w/ and w/out contrast for the breast this past week and it was awful for me. I'm severely claustrophobic, but in addition, it was physically painful on my ribs and solar plexus area.... it made for a very long 25 minutes. I didn't move, but when you mentioned breathing... I think this is what caused some issues with the test, it mentioned movement, but I held still... But, I was breathing heavy because of being so uncomfortable, physically, and the last 3 mins I had all I could do to not fall into panic (got hot flash and tried so hard to ride it out, longest part of the test for me)... ugh... true torture for me... Now, I have to come back for an ultrasound to see if they can spot the mass and do an ultra sound guided core biopsy, otherwise, I will have to go into the MRI again for an MRI guided biopsy which is even longer than the original test (an hr to an hr and a half).... :( ... I will have no choice but to do sedatives this time because I don't think I can do it again without it, especially for the time I will have to stay in that position. That table is freaking uncomfortable... for me, it was so painful. Praying they can see the mass on ultrasound so I don't have to go back into that MRI position. Won't know until October what they determine for the biopsy, but dreading it nonetheless. I have no family here with I live, but I have a great boss and she said she will take me an pick me up if I need sedatives for the MRI and didn't want me doing an uber.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I had mine last Thursday I usually would take something to help me relax but I took this appt. at the last minute and didn't have a driver. I was very nervous they ended up not being able to do it because my back was to close to the top. The machine tunnel is already small even with the Wide Bore which is about 70 CM that coil raises you up about 12 inches. It is very uncomfortable for only a few minutes they did a test run to see if I could do it. Now I am trying to find a place that has a lower profile coil seems you have to be a thin small person to have this done not everyone it like that I am very frustrated. I wanted to do this so they could get a better image of suspicious area.

I am so nervous about being inside this machine!

Ive had a ton of MRIs but never breast ones, and always in an open machine in the past. My scan is tomorrow, and I had a pill called in for me, but I'm still afraid that I won't be able to get thru it. BTW a breast MRI was recommended for me 2 years ago, but when I found out that there was no open MRI option, I didn't do it. FF to now, and there is a tumor in that same spot. So my claustrophobia caused a 2 year delay in dealing with it. 😢

I'm having my first MRI tomorrow because I'm diagnosed with breast cancer

hm I’m nervous bc they told me I’m gonna be sedated ? Which doesn’t seem necessary..? bc everytime I read about breast mris I don’t see anything about sedation

I couldn’t get through it the radiologist tech said I was breathing too hard but I was so uncomfortable with the position. I have to try this again which I’m so scared or either move forward with surgery. I’m actually thinking just to move forward with surgery. I’m so stressed about what to do.

It's strange they didn't tell you how long the MRI was voluntarily. I've had a 45 minute MRI for my heart but they let me know how long it was ahead of time.

Waiting to hear if my ins will cover breast MRI

The breast MRI is pure torture. I am in unbelievable pain when doing it. No one is telling about the pain and it's because the MRI table has very little padding.

How long it take inside the machine?

How long are you in there?

Thank you. I have to go tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to Any of this.

If radiologists really believe gadolinium contrast in the body is safe. Send out the disclaimer documents along with the full name of the contrast weeks prior to the procedure, so patients can make an informed decision at their leisure, as opposed to 5 mins before the procedure. which is absolutely ridiculous. Im guessing most radiologists know of chelated gadolinium risks and would not have it injected in them selves.

Having my arms stretched out forward above my head for 45 min was the most uncomfortable part for me

Did you have to be in your period while getting this MRI?

This is barbaric!!! Don’t do it!