MRI Update

Just thought that I would post a quick note about my day.

Unfortunately I lost both my babysitters due to illness. Our kids are sick too. Then a certain child freaked out because I was just going to drive myself. I had to call Preston to intercede...sigh...Ended up piling all the kids in the car to take me down. I got dropped off and they all returned home. 

I arrived extra early knowing that I needed labs. Full oncology panel plus the cancer marker and one other thing that is being tracked. Labs still were not done by the time I was leaving today.

MRI was interesting. Picture yourself with your arms/hands pinned to your side, hot packed on one side and an emergency button in the other. You slide into this tight tube with the top barely above you. The test includes VERY loud beeping and ringing and zapping sounds. 

My saving grace? A set of headphones with music playing, and the fact that while the machine is on it creates a cool wind tunnel. I also kept my eyes shut the entire time. Heavenly Father sent all the right things for me to be in that crazy loud wind tunnel for 2 hours....

The tricky part of the test, of course, was trying to get the IV line in for the contrast. I had made a request up front for a hot pack and IV person. Same IV gal that I had last time responded to their request for help. When she couldnt get me on a first try (and left an instant nasty bruise) the MRI tech verbally expressed his happiness at listening to me that he had called the tech and didnt try himself. IV gal went for exact same spot she hit last week. She still dug and will end up with bruising again and it still stings after all these hours....

Preston ended up rescuing me to bring me home. I called to check on the status of things, but labs werent ready yet. If there are big concerns, I am assuming that we will hear something before friday if there are big concerns. I will have a follow up appt @ dr office on friday.

Just a quick update about chemo too. I am experiencing some nausea and migraines. So far, I am not flat down sick like with the lupron. Hopefully that is a good sign.

More to come on friday