I came here a few days ago for an MRI, and my experience went very well. The wonderful staff here…read moretook some time to schedule an appointment that worked for my availability, and also assured me that their machines were claustrophobic friendly. They do also accept insurance and at the day of your appointment you would just pay what your co-pay would be.
When I arrived, I was greeted right away, I checked in and filled out some paperwork, and then I was taken to the back. Your lead to a locker room where you have the option of keeping your own clothes on or changing into a hospital gown, the locker room has small lockers, you can keep your belongings in while you're in the MRI machine area. My appointment lasted about one hour. I am super claustrophobic, the tech made me feel very comfortable, I was in the machine for the first 40 minutes and even though I was very nervous, the soothing music in the headphones that you're given to wear kept me calm. They also allow my boyfriend to sit in the room with me while I was in the machine, which is a definite, plus. I was pulled out a machine after 40 minutes and was injected with some saline, unfortunately, I had a very bad reaction to the saline, which caused me to throw up for about 10 minutes, this is not the facilities fault nor is it the techs fault. It's simply my reaction to the IV. The tech was super friendly and very understanding of what was happening. After I felt better I was put back into the machine for another 10 minutes to finish up. For someone who is super claustrophobic this experience went very well. I would definitely recommend this place especially if you are someone who is claustrophobic, this facility offers a wide board MRI machine. Which I believe was created for individuals with claustrophobia. Hopefully I never need another MRI, but in the event that I do, I will be sure to come back to this facility because they definitely do take care of their patients and they are very caring and understanding of one's needs.