So, I had my CT scan.
I was told to arrive at the imaging place 45 minutes early. That was a mistake. They thought I needed to drink an oral contrast fluid, but after examining my referral they decided I didn’t – they would inject me with x-ray dye instead.
Thank heavens for that. Drinking oral contrast fluid sounds miserable.
So I got to scroll on my phone for 45 minutes while I waited for my appointment. Oh, and also sign a waiver form warning me that people sometimes die from being injected with x-ray dye.
I lived.
As for the procedure, when they inject you with the dye it feels very strange. In my case, my nethers felt like I’d wet my pants. Slightly off-putting.
Then you’re slid in and out of a big wheel-like machine while holding your breath.
It all took much longer than I expected, a two-hour chunk out of my working day.
I was pretty hungry after all that palaver and decided that my location – Chatswood – warranted a succulent Chinese meal. I was still blissed out by my Brissie chicken with cashews and went in search of a second helping to take home with me.
But Chatswood doesn’t do suburban Chinese food, it’s all hotpots and hand-pulled noodles and fish balls.
I settled for char kway teow, which was so plentiful I had it over two meals.
Then I relapsed into a miserable cold/flu/virus, which is why I didn’t blog yesterday. I felt like I was on the mend when I left the house for the CT scan, but when I arrived home it was like a bus had hit me.
In between spending long periods lying miserable in bed, I’ve managed to do bits and pieces of work. Taking sick leave has been problematic due to the weekly newsletter moving to a new platform and me not completing the how-to guide so someone else could take over.
Learnings.
I must get better soon as I’m in charge at work today due to all the other more adulty adults going away for long weekends.
I also have a busy weekend ahead myself, filled with lots of lovely things I don’t want to miss.
I hope your weekend is filled with lovely things too.
Song of the day: Crowded House “Pineapple head”
weird, when my father was going through his health issues last year, he needed that same dye before a MRI, when I had my CT scan when I fractured my skull, nothing….
Maybe skull scans are different?
I get CT scans a minimum of once every 6 months, but it seems like it is always more frequent than that! I used to drink my contrast mixed with blue raspberry kool aid, but then they decided we shouldn’t get contrast mixed with dyed drinks. So diet Sprite it is! I get the IV contrast, which seriously feels different every time I get it–but I have experienced the pee feeling more than once. And when they decide to give my Lasix with all that, I actually have to pee the whole time! Good times! I hope your results are very boring and that they get them to you quickly 🙂
Wow, that’s a lot of CT scans! Hope you re doing ok. I’m off for another one in a few weeks.
I’m doing well now. Today is my 3 year cancerversary (yes, I was waiting for results on Halloween 2023…Good times….), and it seems that I am finally done having complications from my surgery in January. I run a 5k next Saturday! And I get my next CT in a couple weeks. That is crazy that you have another one coming up already! Hope they find (fixable) results!