There's a moment of panic. When they strap you down. I asked "is it likely that I will fall out"? Am I being buried alive? That's honestly what I felt the first 10 seconds of the MRI. But the technician assured me - told me to put my head back. Reminded me that it's open on both ends. She suggested I keep my eyes closed and I did. It wasn't painful or uncomfortable just LOUD AS HELL. You go in and out of this machine for 25 minutes holding your breathe for 20 second intervals.

After the initial panic I was all set. Deep belly breathing got me through it. Thanks Dorothy 💪🏽 Also I had one of my best friends in the waiting room for moral support. There's comfort in knowing you have people. Kidney Champions is what my "Everything you need to know about transplant" Manual calls them. Lots of helpful information in there - I just can't get over the poor design. (Sorry) I have made a note that when I have some free time to redesign some of the manuals. It's like that whenever I see poor design/printing. It hurts me. Maybe hire an illustrator for some info-graphics.

So hopefully the MRI will rule out any issues with my spleen because NO ONE HAS TIME FOR THAT. I have to go back on Friday for more labs, I think this is my new monthly lab schedule. Will ask my transplant coordinator.

In other news, I have another potential Donor moving on to Phase II testing in another week. And I think I lined up a few more potential donors that are willing to go for initial testing. And that feels A M A Z I N G.