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The one time I had an MRI done on my knee it was wonderful. Nice warm room, lying still, plenty of white noise...it was a 30 minute nap for me.
Plech!
Cold, in pain, tired, stomach upset, annoyed.
BUSH_ed. Fill in the blank with something unpleasant.
White-knuckled: had to drive across 25 miles of snow-covered icy roads to get to work this morning.
Strategizing
I believe you mean "strategerizing." It's from the word, "strategery."