Sirena Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Our 6yo is getting an MRI (w and w/o contrast) spinal tap and EEG (ithink) tomorrow w sedation. First one. Any advice? I've given him a little info--but not much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirena Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well, we did the mri and spinal tap today and it went well even though ds was anxious. We didn't tell him about spinal tap, just that he was going to get the "pictures of his brain." Since it was at a children's hosp, staff was great with kids. I wrapped up and brought him a little Lego that we gave him after he got into the gown and did what the nurse needed him to do. It was good to have something new a small to hold his focus and it became a conversation starter for the medical team. I also brought a big set I knew he wanted that happened to be on sale. We wrapped that too but left that in the car until he was sedated. We told him that was for after--for doing a good job. Those Lego really helped because we could redirect his attention to them as anxiety rose. Normally he would have been able to handle more but nor since he got sick he gets extremely upset very easily. In recovery, when he figured out that he had a bandaid on his back, we explained that he had gotten a scratch while he was sleeping and so they gave him a bandaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Sirena, I bet you are so glad that today is over. Hope your results are back quickly. Way to go on knowing what would help your little guy! Prayers for good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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