I originally wrote this review the day I came out of my MRI. I was so traumatized I didn't post it. Posting later.
I had three MRIs here done in one go. I have to get MRIs regularly and listen, it's never fun. But this was awful. The technicians were rude and plainly incompetent. I am claustrophobic (and medicated like normal) and told them immediately and then asked them to talk to me, and they just didn't.
They said, "Here we go." Then silence for over 20 mins. Then "moving to the next area" and silence for over 20 mins. I literally was talking asking for them to listen, and they never heard me, which is terrifying. I inadvertently started moving. The back of my head was killing me on the awful board this MRI machine has, this NEEDS to be fixed, something has to be wrong. Rather than talk to me, they came over the speaker and told me they'd have to reschedule me if I moved again. I've never been threatened during an MRI. I asked again for them to talk to me. Again they didn't.
I understand every movement causes delays. They got me 25 mins late, it happens! But the moment I walked in I was rushed. I was not only anxious because of having to be in the machine for an hour and a half but now I had a technician threatening to cancel my whole appointment, was rushing me, and not doing the basics I asked for.
I asked again for them to talk to me, and again they didn't. Finally I said please take me out and get my mom. I was crying, but never moved from my position on the board. I was told "not to be mean but if you can't stop and get it together we have to reschedule you." He repeated this again to my mother for me hear. Then he said, "she has a lot left, she's not going to be able to do it."
Who talks like that to a patient? It felt like he wanted to reschedule me to leave work, and didn't care what emotional distress he put me through.
I said again, "PLEASE, PLEASE talk to me. I can't reschedule I have my appointment next week. Please just give me updates."
This time they gave me updates and they spoke to me. The normal updates "this parts one minute. This parts two minutes and ten seconds." And I was able to stay still. This isn't my first rodeo, I know what patient care is for MRIs.
Then I came out for contrast and they couldn't get the injection in the first time, it was so painful.
This is my 4th MRI technician, 11th MRI, in one year, and I have never been treated like this. If patients are being scheduled so closely together the technician doesn't have one minute to calm down a patient or speak to them through the speaker phone, something is very wrong.
I walked out after and was upset and talking about how awful my experience was with my mom and boyfriend and other patients overheard, I had no intention to scare them, but they started asking me questions and I told them how awful the technicians were. Another patient was at the front also complaining.
I will continue to tell people not to come here. No one should be treated like I was and MRI technicians should know what they're doing. The board needs to be fixed to not hurt peoples head and the technicians need to understand the basics of patient care.
To top it all off this MRI images came back awful. The technician decided to just let me continue with horrific images. They read as confusing by both the radiologist and my doctor and now I do not have accurate images from this point in time. Which I can never get back. Every time I go in for an evaluation they have said "well these are basically unusable." One movement was read as a possible lesion. This experience was traumatizing and continues to affect my care. Shame on this technician for shaming me, being rude, and then not giving me proper feedback to tell me the images will turn out horrible. Infuriating! read more