The Story: Part 19: The PET SCAN

Reminder: "The Story" is a continuation of the things I have been to from the beginning of November. We are still back in December. Hang in there......I am doing my best to catch up.... I will put random day to day thoughts and feelings in occasionally. Thanks for caring...

Terry, Jenni and I headed to imaging part of the hospital. This is the day after the surgery to put the port in me. We arrived and checked in. Within minutes they came for me. A very nice gentleman (tech) took me back to a room that was about 4' X 4'. There was a computer... a window (not see through just really a hole with a door, to the next room, oh and a big recliner chair for me).

The tech was convinced that he knew me. I went through all the avenues .... which I can't believe is quite long. No connection. He was never convinced that he didn't know me. I finally told him, "God did such a great job on me. He didn't break the mold. He just made more of me to go around. There are lots of me, or people who look like me just hanging around." He just laughed ...

After giving a lot of information, "again", the tech went into a room, the next room with a window to my room. He put on some heavy duty gloves, and with tongs reached into a big steel container and pulled out a vial. In the vial he put the solution into a syringe. The syringe was encased with a steel case as well. The tech locked up the container, turned off the lights and brought the syringe over to where I was sitting. I asked him, "Are you really going to inject that into me?" He was almost pleased about it. So--- he did inject a radioactive substance into me.

After receiving my injection-- I was put into Ob's... :) By myself and observed. The same tech brought me a 32 oz soda with another substance in it. I was to sit for the next hour and a half ... quiet, still, without movement. Not hard for me. I just fell asleep.

They then took me to the scan machine.. and took HOT pictures of me. :) The HOT parts refer to the cancer spots. They show up HOT... And you just thought I was Hot... Cool!

Results later.......