Well i guess ya's all know by now that i was PETRIFIED!
Yes it happens to the best of us and SCARED out of ma pantalloonies was i!
It has just been so overwhelming to be going along so fine...
AND then BANG! Within three days 'my story' is turned on it's head!!!
Now don't get me wrong i am prepared and am always reminding myself to...
Beware, be alert, be prepared... When you are in my 'situation'...
Things can twist and turn, go up and down... Life can throw you curve balls...
But i guess i just wasn't prepared for a 'three day turnover' myself!
Sailing along fine one minute, getting out BY~MYSELF for the first time in CENTURIES!
AND then BANG! ~Feeling of DOOM~ Pain, liver swelling, breathlessness, cold icy hands gripping my heart!...Aaaaarrrggghhh!
Yes it was like a horror movie!
And to top it all orfff they wanted to stuff me in a tunnel!
... and leave me there for 1/2 an hour to contemplate my fate!
Yukky right?!!
Well ~Luckily~ i have friends in high places, who have ~connections~
Luckily the Universe sees fit to place ~People~ in my Life who care...
My dearest friend ~Sweetest Mango~ did some AMAZING energy work on me!
My gorgeous friend kj when silly old bloggy worlde wouldn't let her in... Emailed me!
My lovely GP slipped me some valium...
(i am fast seeing why this little white pill is called The Housewife's Best Friend! Lol!)
And all ma FB and bloggy friends literally came to my rescue
...with kind wishes, prayers and ~Love~
So on a fluffy pink cloud i floated into the hospital...
and was greeted by some really nice folke who constantly reassured me
The receptionist so very kindly explained the procedure
and said that they have claustrophobic patients all the time...
The nurse knew when to hand me over to a more experienced 'vein guy'
...who proceeded to get my line in first pop! X:-)
And staff even offered me ~music~ for my hour long sabbatical...
(You have to stay 'still' for an hour, before the scan, for the dye to settle into your blood stream... This is because they are looking for cancer activity and if you move around, then that would cause the dye to move into your muscle and therefore confuse the images)
The staff on the PET scan kindly covered my eyes with a cloth, offered music and put me in the machine so that my head spent the least amount of time in there...
AND then they let me know as soon as my head was out!
And do you know what?!! Because i was so well looked after (or was it the Valium?!! Lol!)
i even took a teenie peek as the machine finished up, just to test my bravery skills...
(Like i do when watching scary movies!)
AND THEN??? Yep! i ~survived~
and even though i know this isn't enough... "Thankyou" my Bloggy Friends
...and miraculously (But maybe not so surprisingly) today, i have no bloating and no pain!!!
Go figure!
X:-)
8 comments:
I am so happy that it was a more pleasent experience than you anticipated. Maybe I gotta get me some of those nice white pills. lol
Im glad you have no pain now, I hope and pray it stays that way. good luck with the results.
I am so proud of you!!!! Also, how lovely were the carers at the 'tunnel of fear' eh?
Blessings and love as ever from a fellow claustrophobe.xx
So glad that you are feeling better today; keep it going!
My Clare had a bad reaction to the contrast dye when she had her last MRI scan. On Wednesday she had a CT scan but the radiographer said they would not use the dye this time as the CT dye had even more cases of allergic reaction. I'm pleased that you did not suffer any adverse reaction to the day.
It's so good to read your blog today V. Cheered me up considerably. Thanks for that.
Stay positive and strong and keep getting better all round.
I'm so sorry you are going through some bad times, dear Nolly. (By the way, I hope this comment goes through today, I've lost a couple to Google's cyberspace).
You've been so courageous, positive and you have my full admiration for your awesome strength...I'm so glad the scan is over and you have no pain today!! xx
You are surely one of the bravest women I know. I KNOW Renee was there - alongside you, holding your hand. All of your blogging family was there as well....
Today - it is over - time to regroup on your road to wellness.
I hope you can have a sweet-dream filled night.
Love to you, dear Vicki!
♥ Robin ♥
You brave women! Bless you and your so loving to share your experience also! Loads of love to you!
Julie
THAKYOU sooooo much my friends for holding my hand through this all... i love you xox
(Ps) Philip i send my ~Heart~ to your daughter <3
You know i meant thaNkyou doncha lol!
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