An appointment, a few errands and home by 11am.
That was the plan.
I have had this annoying cramp in my side. It never goes away but gets worse in waves. I had an appointment to see our doctor this morning at 8:30. “Good timing” I thought, we can run a few errands afterwards and be home by 11am. Not!
The doctor performed a few tests in the office and sent me next store to the lab to have blood drawn and across the street for a CAT scan. I really don’t mind blood work however I am what some call a “hard stick” which simply means my veins do not cooperate. If I’m lucky, whichever lab I happen to be at, will have a technician who will use a ‘butterfly’ in my hand and I’m in and out. If not, I usually am poked and prodded and leave with many bruises. Today I was lucky.
From the lab we went to the facility where I would have the CAT scan. I was given two water bottles full of I don’t know what and told to drink one immediately, drink the other one at noon and come back for the scan at 1pm. At that time I would receive a contrast solution intravenously during the scan. Eww!
I drank the icky solution while walking around Joann’s Fabric Store but was anxious to just get home. When we returned for the CAT scan, I had high hopes of an in and out of there experience. Well…not only am I a hard stick when it comes to giving blood, I am an even harder stick when it comes to an IV. Several pokes, probes and bruises later the IV was in place and the scan was done. We came directly home and I went to bed with an excruciating headache.
Thinking back on the day’s events, first I would ask, just what exactly it was that they had me drink two bottles of and I would ask more questions about the IV solution and the side effects. Not the day I planned.
kailani says
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. Did they figure out what was wrong?
Angie says
I hope you find tomorrow to be a much better day!
Take care!
The Woman says
yuck, i hope they can tell you what’s wrong after all that.
blueifighter says
Hope you are feeling better…just look at this way, short term pain and suffering to avoid long term. Let us know if today is better for you…
Beverly says
Yuck, not fun at all.
I hope everything is good.
Stacey says
Ohhhh I’m sorry, I really understand, I’m a hard stick too. I hate you went through so much on this day–please update us if you can, I’ll be sending hugs and prayers your way in the meantime. xoxo