I had an MRI for a broken neck once--caused by a seizure--and the MRI
was very claustrophbic.  I had a CT scan last week that wasn't nearly
as bad, but produed extreme anxiety about the prospect of another
possible MRI, so extreme that I went to the emergency room and got
Xanax.

My father told me that when had an MRI, they gave him virtual reality
goggles, so he basically watched TV during thr test.  The MRI's that I
have had merely give you a mirror to look at, which doesn't quite work.

During my CT scan, I asked the guy about MRI's and he said that they
have "open MRI's" now.

Has anyone heard about these?  This will be a sigificant factor on
whether I pursue the surgery route/

Thank you.