History Pt 2

2/12/2012

So it is Sunday and things have been going get well. The pills I am taking are still working well and I'm not feeling ay pains.

Friday afternoon was an afternoon of tests. Firstly there was the CT scan. I've never had one before, although Nicholas has had many, this was definitely my first.

It involves lying on my back while it rotates around me taking thinly sliced images of my torso. I was advised to lie very still and just do what the machines tells me to. Yes lt talks to you.

I needed to have an iodine solution injected to give better contrast. This time I was told that I will probably get hot spots and that this is normal. What they didn't say was that you may also feel like wetting yourself or passing gas. I certainly felt like the second one. So with butt cheeks firmly holding tight I had my first CT scan.

It was all over fairly quickly and I was able then to head on to my next lot of tests. The good thing was they were in the building next door. The bad thing was no appointments taken, you get taken as you come.

So with an expectation that I was going to be there a while I headed over. Surprise, straight in for some blood tests and an ECG. Never had one of them before either. She was very nice about it and apologised for having to shave a bit of my chest to do it. Again out was all over fairly quickly and I was off.

05/12/2012
It is Wednesday now. Still I am feeling very good. Whatever is happening inside me is still not showing up outside. The Nexium is  keeping every thing good.

Going to French class again tonight. It is quite heavy going but I'm enjoying the work.

9/12 Last nights dinner caused a bit of reflux. Reflux as it applies to me is not the usual burning acid up the oesophagus but rather a deep pain in the lower chest stomach region.  Anyway hopefully getter better now as it is Sunday afternoon and I've been pretty good.

I go for a PET scan tomorrow at 7.45am. I've never had one before and according the notes sent to me by  the hospital it will take a little over an hour.

10.12.2012
Went for the PET scan today. First they put a radioactive trace into you. Then you have to lie down for an hour so that the trace distributes throughout the whole body. I got in an hours meditation minus the snooze. Quite relaxing really.

Then into the machine for about 25 mins. It would be all right except your arms are over your head the whole time and go to sleep.

So apart from taking a long time it really is relaxing.

Lastly the Nexium is still doing its job as I feel pretty good.