Had an MRI yesterday

on my gimpy hip, and my orthopedist did a very poor job of preparing me for what to expect.

I assumed they would do an IV and inject stuff into that, but no. They injected it directly into my hip joint from the front side, which it was a bit more of an ordeal than I was expecting. I was already freaked out because of my chemical phobia and wasn't at all sure I wanted them shooting anything into me, but when I found out where they where going to shoot it, I nearly fled in terror.

I did, however, grin and bear it and waited until I got out of there before giving in to the weak tremblies.

Man, I hope I never have to do anything like that again.