MRI and sedation

[want2sleep]

Is Anasthesia the only option?

I am a bit frightened of ds having it especially as ds is overweight at present.

Can I ask for Gas...or anything else?

Also worried about regression from it too(dont know if a risk?)

Hi I don't see any difference between anasthesia and gas surely they are the same thing? I can't be much help I am afraid not sure what you mean about regression. But I do know how you feel. DGD had MRI at GOSH and I was so nervous. They were very good and answered all of our questions before hand. Apparently the anasthesia is just a sedative it does not need to induce a deep sleep as the procedure is not invasive nothing like you would have for an operation. I don't know which hospital you are going to but if it is GOSH you can phone them and get all your question answered. Good luck it really isn't half as bad as you imagine

My DD had it, and did not regress. She was fine afterwards.

my ds had an mri at 2yrs and had some sort of medicine which didnt knock him out for very long at all so not properly asleep just to make him a bit drowsy, dunno what it was called so im probably not any use, sorry

ds had an MRI at the western general in Edinburgh they just gave him gas, he was fine afterwards.

Normally they would use a short acting gas anaesthetic just to keep him still. It is very light and wears off almost as soon as the gas source is removed.

Ds had one recently they just put something into cannular not full Ga midazplam ? hmm can't think of name of it know also used for epilepsy as he gave ds a bigger dose to reduece chances of him fitting as went out he did not

Loads of the kids were awake straight after home few hrs .ds took bit longer to wake as he can't be woken suddernly plus larger dose but once wax awake was fine,Though Funny moment when ds was awake and needed loo they had explain that the Drunken sailor walk is normal for ds

Midazolam is a short acting sedative in the diazepam (vallium) family. Its whats called waking sedation so no need for tubes down the throat etc! Its widely used and very safe in adults and children and given via small plastic needle in hand/arm. People come round v. quickly and have no memory of the procedure. If this is used (it looks like a milk solution) don't worry.
I have no experience of gas I'm afraid, but doubt whether a full on anaesthetisation is needed.
Good luck, make sure you have your hand held as none of these things are nice to watch, but not painful for the child.

beammeup

thats whatr they used for ds he only took longer coming round becuase of dose being bigger to do with epilepsy ,