Just another test....

It should have been just another MRI. At least that's how it felt at first, but it wasn't. I'm not sure if it's because this is the first MRI I've had since I was diagnosed or what the reason was. All I know for sure is that it did not feel like just another MRI today.

Maybe it's because of the response I gave when the nurse asked me what the reason was that I was having this test done today. It's the first time I've responded by saying "I have MS". At least for an MRI or test. It's always been "My doctor thinks I might have MS" or "I'm being tested for MS" NOT "I have MS". She almost seemed shocked, she didn't know how to respond at first.

Then she proceeded to ask the normal questions: "Any chance you could be pregnant?", "Are you wearing any metal?Earrings?Any piercings, etc?". Nope. "You've done this a lot haven't you?" "Yeah, I'm a pro at MRI's now", I laughed back.

I laid in the MRI machine listening the to noises. One was a cross between a hammer and a wood pecker. Another I pictured the noise from Mario when he is running around collecting all the coins but doesn't earn the star. I tried to give a picture to every noise but couldn't.

This MRI was definitely different for me. I'm hoping that even though this experience was different that maybe my MRI stayed the same. Wishful thinking?

The Unenviable Question

So because of everything that is going on, I go for a lot of medical tests. The one question other then the main ones of why are you having this test done and what symptoms do you have seems to be one that has to be ask several times before the person asking will believe your answer.

   "Is there any chance at all that you are pregnant?"

It makes me want to laugh every time. Because the truth is the answer is always going to be the same. No. But then they ask, are you positive that there is no chance at all, not even the slightest chance that you could be? I say No again. They ask once more and again I say No.

Every time they ask me that extra time after I have given the initial No what I really want to say is, "Not unless I'm the new virgin Mary."

Honestly because when you have spent as much time as I have dealing with doctors and tests and stuff along those lines instead of the normal teenager stuff being asked if there's a chance if you are pregnant is pretty fun.

Sometimes I want to say, I haven't had the chance  to get pregnant or No, there's definitely no chance that I'm pregnant because I'm a virgin. I want to explain to them and be like, "See when you've been seeing doctor's since you were sixteen like I have for possibly having MS, the furthest thing from your mind is dating and even further from your mind is having sex. So yes I'm positive that I'm not pregnant because I've never even dated. But if for some reason I am wrong and I am pregnant, you'll be the first to know that you have treated a girl who had a baby by immaculate conception.

It's just something I think about a lot and always think about. Should I just answer it with a No or should I lay it all out on the table for them? In case you are wondering, I always just say No...I've never laid it all out on the table for them.