re: MRI...Anyone ever had one?

Have had several. It has been a different experience at every different location.

Some places give you music to listen to, one had some sort of weird video w/ tranquil sights (this was about 20 years ago). Only times I've had issues was when I fell asleep, I instinctively turn my head, and my cervical one I had to fight moving due to pain.

Just because you had a bad experience with this one, does not mean you will have similar experiences at other places. But, because it's so fresh in your head you should make a request for an open MRI and let the technicians know about your recent experience. While they don't like to, they can start and stop several times to let you move around, adjust, and if need be to "walk it off" before finishing.