Friday, April 25, 2008

Hi....well I thought today was going to be an in and out MRI..and no such luck?

I got to the radiology place in time and ready to go...My BFF Lori came with me for support (the bestist friend ever) and so we could go grab a bite to eat after the test...

Well I went into the MRI room and she sits me down, now you have to understand this is all new to me...so I didn't know I had to have contrast. So yes they have to give me an IV...

The dreaded IV...for me much worse than a "normal" person. You see..I have no veins...none..so to poke me is a nightmare, and I usually have to hydrate myself a lot before I get an IV...didn't know I was getting one...so can you say PIN CUSHION?

4 Sticks later, and no success the nurse decided to put me on a table in the other room to lay down, good thing because at this point I was just about to hit the floor anyway! So she has me squeezing a plastic squeezy thing to pump up my veins...and has a turnoquet on my arm..3 more sticks...and they decide to bring in the radiologist.

I can tell when they are close to the vein it hurts more...but at this point they get it in but it blows..twice. Fun... Looking for the cameras..I have 3 people slapping my arms, I ask the Dr. if I roll over will you slap me here? He cracks up as does his wife who is helping him at this point...I'm begging him to poke me...just get it over with..

They are searching for a vein...any vein...now they are looking at my feet..wow..an IV in the foot for an MRI..I don't like this.

The doctor tries a few more times...keep squeezing the squeezy thing....and no success..I'm a trooper..no tears...just ripping the shred out of the squeezy thing...
It is actually destroyed at this point I proclaim, and then I let them know I'm done..no more..

I will go get some more water in me..come back in two hours..

I go get dressed, Lori and I go out to the car...dead battery ! I'm looking for the cameras...this is reality TV right? We get the car jumped and at this point I decide the test can wait until next week. I have cancer, I already know that..and I can wait a few days for another test to tell me again.

So..didn't accomplish the test, but yes called roadside assistance to pick my car up when I turned it off at Lori's house, and they towed it to the deaership and I got a new battery under warranty!

YEA...so that was a plus for today!

New Battery, might need some new veins...and that my friends is day three.

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