Hey, look what I can do, I swear this option wasn't here earlier...or I have really been out of it. I had my MRI on Monday...it was an "Open" unit.  Talk about a misnomer.  Yes it wasn't the dreaded tube.  Instead they slide you between  two big "donuts".  It is JUST as claustrophobic...don't let them tell you differently.  Now maybe had I been able to turn my head and look out the sides of this open unit, it would have been better...but no, when my eyes were open all I could see was this HUGE blue padded circle 2 inches from my nose. (and when I say huge, it was at least 3 feet in diameter).  It's noisy and they make you wear headphones to "block" some of the sound....I left telling my ride to remind me to be creamated, cause even if I'm dead, I'll KNOW I'm in some tiny little box.  Not much else going on, Ran my eldest to her Aunties for a week...the other two haven't complained TOO loudly (yet).  Yes I know, boring stuff all...but hey, no one ever said my life was exciting.  More later....