[tuccillo]

You may wish to double check with your Dr. to see if an Open MRI is OK with him. They typically have lower strength magnets and may provide lesser quality images than a closed MRI.

Originally Posted by VinSanto

Hello,
I will be needing an MRI on my lower leg and am looking for recomendations on where to have it done. I am claustrophobic and would prefer an open machine or a machine for large people. Can anyone recommend a place in the area around the Villages? Thanks in advance.

[bp243]

Originally Posted by LErmer

I have had several MRIs on my left knee before it was replaced, and they always tried to put my entire body into the tube. I am extremely claustrophobic and was not able to find a location in the villages to accommodate my needs even with meds. There is a completely open MRI in Claremont, where I had my latest MRI performed, it was great.

Thank you for that information as many of us are claustrophobic!

[bp243]

Originally Posted by bp243

Thank you for that information as many of us are claustrophobic!

Checked online for a photo and am unsure which MRI machine in Claremont is considered Open. Does anyone know which Claremont photo is considered an Open MRI? Thanks!

[barb32162]

Stand-Up MRI & Diagnostic Center, P.A., Ormond Beach, Florida

Locations include Ormond Beach and Orlando. Worth the drive

[barb32162]

Stand-Up MRI & Diagnostic Center, P.A., Ormond Beach, Florida

Locations include Ormond Beach and Orlando. Worth the drive

[Spike380]

Originally Posted by vinsanto

hello,
i will be needing an mri on my lower leg and am looking for recomendations on where to have it done. I am claustrophobic and would prefer an open machine or a machine for large people. Can anyone recommend a place in the area around the villages? Thanks in advance.

i go to the stand up mri in clermont and it is amazing. You sit in a chair, and they take the xray=you don't move, the machine doesn't move. Just a little noise. They are wonderful there. Name is clermont radiology, phone is 352-241-6100 . I go there because i too am claustrophobic

[Remembergoldenrule]

My husband is EXTREMELY claustrophobic and he did well at Lake Medical Imaging - The Villages & Leesburg, FL
Make sure any MRI place accepts your insurance as MRI is expensive.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by VinSanto

Thank you everyone for the great responses. I feel better about getting it done. It sounds like they should be able to accomodate my anxiety with tight spaces. I had been putting it off.

Ask your doc for some valium or halcion prior to the scan.

[Cupcake57]

Originally Posted by VinSanto

Hello,
I will be needing an MRI on my lower leg and am looking for recomendations on where to have it done. I am claustrophobic and would prefer an open machine or a machine for large people. Can anyone recommend a place in the area around the Villages? Thanks in advance.

Ask your doctor if he/she approves of an open mri- quality of images can vary by type of machine. Ask for little happy pills to take the edge off; make sure they load you feet first. Good luck.