Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Well, if it can happen, it's going to happen to me

Hello everyone,
Well this morning I drove from Livermore to Walnut Creek in the morning traffic after unwillingly having to take a day off work to have a CT scan and PET scan. They hooked up my IV, started my contrast, and after 20 minutes of trying to figure out their new IV machine, my CT scan was done. They then took me upstairs for my PET scan, injected me with a radioactive glucose tracer, had me sleep for 45 minutes, and then brought me in for the PET. Not 5 minutes into the scan, the machine breaks down WITH ME IN IT!!! Yes, my worst nightmare, I'm caught in the machine. Luckily, I didn't know for sure that it had broken while I was in it. They finally got me out, but I had to jump off the table, because the table wouldn't even lower me down. YIKES!!! I waited another hour and a half while they talked with technicians on the phone trying to get it to work, when they finally came in and told me they would have to reschedule, because my $500 radioactive glucose tracer's two-hour life span was up, and the machine had still not been fixed. Oh YAY now I get to have ANOTHER IV with ANOTHER radioactive glucose tracer!! If you can believe all this, they are going to take me after hours on Thursday after school (which is what I wanted in the first place) to redo the PET, so now it will be until Friday or Monday until I have results. If my doctor is able to give me ANY results at all from just the CT, believe me I would love that, but I have a feeling I won't know anything until Monday. Wow, it's not like it's hard to wait through the weekend or anything...
Oh well, I'm sure God has his reasons for having me go through all of this. He's gotten me this far, and continues to be there for me. And so do you! Thanks for bearing with me everyone!

2 comments:

The C Pod Journey said...

Hi Mrs. K.,

Well, I believe you endured all this so you'd have something to ensure and that the news you'll receive next week will be glowingly wonderful!
Thank you for sharing with us. I'm not sending positive enegery not just to you, which we all do every day, but also to the machines, dyes, operators and other related staff and machines...

Blessings and more blessings, hugs and more hugs, Cie and family

Ani said...

Hi Jo,
Who else would be able to accept the obstacles of this with the grace and style and carefree attitude that you do?
love you lots,
Ani