What to Expect When You’re Expecting An MRI

Amanda Kay Oaks
13 min readAug 16, 2019

(Before we jump in, a disclaimer: This piece follows the author’s personal thoughts through the experience of getting a brain MRI with contrast. It is one person’s subjective experience of symptoms, testing, and results and isn’t meant to diagnose or provide medical advice.)

I’ve been thinking for a while now whether I wanted to share this post… it was written from within a tender, vulnerable space of fear and uncertainty. In many ways, I am still in that space. I have a diagnosis and some prescriptions to manage symptoms, but the root cause of my…

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Amanda Kay Oaks

Pittsburgh-based writer & wearer of many metaphorical hats. Making words about books, pop culture, witchery, health, travel, and more! She/her.