I always hate the night before the test. Not a math test or a history test (which I can still have nightmares about, you know the one where you haven't gone to class all semester and show up just in time for the final) but my three month ct-scan. This one is double the fun because I have to take 8 steroid pills and 2 benadryl at 10pm tonight and again in the morning when I get to the scan place (because of the allergic reaction I had to the iv contrast dye last time). I have no idea which drugs will win, the steroids which will make me hyper and not able to sleep, or the benadryl which normally would knock me out. Normally I drive myself to my scans but with this lovely new allergy A. will be doing it. He'll also have to pick up Z. from school and bring her to piano lessons in the afternoon as the barium I have to drink for the scan usually gives me tummy troubles for the rest of the day.
Oh joy!
So, think good thoughts that all will go smoothly tomorrow and that I get good results (I am hoping I will know by Friday, but we'll see).
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Fingers crossed and thumbs held that everything goes easily tomorrow and that the results are stellarly good!
Thank Leila! I survived the test, but was at the place all morning. They made me wait till I got there to take the 2nd dose of steroids/benadryl so had to wait 2 hours for the scan. Then they made me wait a half hour afterwards (sitting in a chair in the hallway outside the scan room so they could see me) to make sure I didn't have any reactions.
I'm hoping to get the results tomorrow. Ugh!
So I take it you didn't have any reactions? Hope not. Praying for good results, of course!
Tracy
I was just going to ask the same question about the reactions. I gather you were clear with that?
{{Hugs}}
Speaking of nightmares, I had a nightmare a few years ago that I was lead oboe for the local symphony orchestra. Ha! As if! Then earlier this week, I dreamed that I had a job in a doctor's office, doing monthly OB exams on women - the ones where they basically just check the fundal height and heartbeat. The thing is, I didn't have a stethoscope and realized I wouldn't even know what to do with it if I had it, and didn't even know how to do the measurement. I think I must have some serious doubts about my competence lurking just below the surface... There. Maybe that will give you a smile! :^)
I had some flushing in my face and chest last night, but thought it might have been because I was exhausted so just went to be early. I'll mention it to the oncologist in case they think it's related.
Meanwhile no news today, it's waiting for the 2nd radiologist to go over it before they will release the report to the dr. or to me. It was a very long and anxiety filled day as I didn't find out till 5pm that I wouldn't hear today. Then on top of it my iphoto file got damaged and I spent the whole day trying to get my photos back. I backup religiously but my backups were not restoring, but eventually I was able to figure out (with help from the apple discussion boards and support pages) how to find the file I needed and fix the damn thing. Sheesh!
I feel like a wet dishrag and we have to go to Middle School Back to School night in an hour.
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