Notes from 24 August 2004
CMC MRI and MRIA scans

	This did not go very well, not through any fault 
of the staff at CMC.
	I spend 4+ hours at CMC, with about 90 minutes actually
in the solenoid.  
	The first brain scans went OK.  With the table positioned
for the cervical spine series my elbows were no longer supported.
This is one of the few positions guaranteed to results in serious arm
pain; in fact this is the first symptom of this problem that I
noted, back in late Fall 2003.  Two scans had to be scrapped.  We
inserted pillows under my arms after I was in the solenoid and this
helped mitigate the pain and allow me to be sufficiently still to
complete the series.
	However, it was noted that the scripts from MemS-K stated
my problem was a C1/2 chordoma when in reality it is a C5/6 chordoma,
which I had indicated on the CMC registration paperwork.  The
technician got in contact with both the local radiologist and Dr.
Bilsky's office at MemS-K to determine the exact reasons for the scans.
It was decided that I needed another series, this one with an
IV and contrast.
	After the contrast series, the radilogist felt I needed
one further follow-up scan of both the brain and the cervical spine.
	It was a long morning.