who has had an MRI for rotator cuff ?

8up · Post by **8up** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:17 pm

Did they inject dye into your shoulder joint? or through and IV or what??

cdup · Post by **cdup** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:47 pm

No, they just put me straight in the machine. No inject. or dye needed.

awshucks · Post by **awshucks** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:03 pm

cdup wrote:No, they just put me straight in the machine. No inject. or dye needed.

Ditto, if you have to have the surgery, buy a recliner if you don't have one.

MPSNIPER · Post by **MPSNIPER** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:25 pm

8up > I've had 3 MRI's for surgery ( last one was 2006). A glorified cat scan. No dye injected. MRI stands for "magnetic resonance imaging".
Takes about 30-45 minutes. Piece of cake...

8up · Post by **8up** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:41 pm

I have had MRI's before but not for my rotator cuff and several guys said they got dye injected into the joint before the MRI

DuckHunt · Post by **DuckHunt** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:24 pm

Had one in March for mine. No dye. bstout is right; its loud. They had good headphones for mine and I got to listen to the radio for about a half hour.

Since I waited 7 months between the injury and going for treatment (didn't want to sink hunting season) they opted to try physical therapy for me instead of surgery. I was skeptical at first, but within a month I could throw a ball again which I could not do without pain when I started. My shoulder is still not what it was before the injury but I can live with it now. Maybe another year and I'll be able to shoot a compound bow again.

DuckHunt

bait pile willie · Post by **bait pile willie** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:43 am

If they inject dye it would be a shoulder arthrogram,not mri. mri and ulta sound has replaced arthrograms.an ultra sound done by experienced hands will also show rotator cuff tears and you dont have to wait long to have them done.mri is the exam of choice though.

GaryL · Post by **GaryL** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:08 am

As stated in all the above post, for your shoulder no dye should be needed. I have had a number of MRI and in my case dye was injected.

I go this coming Tuesday for a complete back MRI, and dye will be used, it burns a little at first, no different then getting a blood test.

Not to worry fer sure. They pipe my choise of music thru headphones for me, helps a lot as the noise is loud.. They also have whats called a open air MRI, dont know about them....

GA.crossbowhunt · Post by **GA.crossbowhunt** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:29 pm

i had one just a few weeks ago on a possible torn hamstring and no dye was inserted. just do what i do go to sleep if you can.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:08 pm

Mri...no big deal I barely fit tho. As long as I have a way out im ok and I know I could get out of it if i wanted to so i was ok..However it is noisey ear plugs of some sort is a must..

8UP...make sure you check into the dye I heard or saw on TV there is a class action law suit against some doctors and a company for the dye they used hurt some people..

I had my hip replaced a year ago last January and it was major pain after the fact for a few days BUT I had my shoulder R/Cuff done last january and it was terrible..the pain is different I guess or something but my hip was a breeze compared to the shoulder..The first time didnt hold well and 3 mths later I had to have it done again and its just now where I can do about all I could do before..The one thing thats important is therapy after words. There is adhesians that attache to the bone from surgery and as you work your arm as time goes on the break loose. Its great when they break loose for they can be painful..

Just take your time be real careful at first and stay in the arm sling and dont move it at all. I tore my first one up being stupid and trying to use it to early..take your time trust me it sucks to do it twice..

Hoss

opossum · Post by **opossum** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 8:58 pm

I had a mri in 2000 for my rotator cuff.At that time they injected dye into my shoulder.They may have changed things since then.Good luck.

8up · Post by **8up** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:52 pm

Thx guys for the help I read all that were posted last night before going this morning and it was a mixed answer from different people some saying yes on the dye and others saying no.

I was VERY VERY glad to find out this morning no dye and more important no NEEDLES

Now I get to wait to find out what the doc says the images show.