The Story Part 6-The One Day Marathon of TESTS

The three of us (Terry, the Dr. and me) decided that it would be best to have a "floor plan or blueprint" if you will, of my body so the Dr. knew what to expect before I got to go under the knife. So the CT scan, mammogram and Ultrasound were scheduled - - All on the same day (it was the Friday before Thanksgiving). I arrived at the hospital, fasting. Had blood drawn for another test. The lab tech came to the waiting room to give me my radioactive cocktail breakfast shake. I drank two bottles of this gross chalky tasting substance. Okay, it wasn't that bad.... I waited with Terry in the waiting room for about an hour and a half. Tried to unplug the computer at one point and got shocked..... That radioactive stuff really works.
TEST #1 THE CT: The first test was the CT scan. Dr. Jennifer ordered a full body scan (trunk) so she could find out what was going on in the lymph nodes as well. I finally went back to the scanning room. I was greeted by two big burley dudes. I laid down on the slab and they hooked me to an IV for more internal scanning. The test only took 10 minutes. It was something from a science fiction movie. The only problem---- I had to raise me arms above my head at the end of the scan. When I raised my arms the tubing wasn't long enough or leaked or something.... Because the IV squirted the juice all over my clothes and face. Not FUN..... FUNNY....but NOT fun. The lab dudes said that I would have results with a few days.
TEST#2 THE MAMMOGRAM: I left one part of the hospital and was directed to go to another part of the hospital. I changed into a gown that fit and opened from the front... JOY (you know what I mean if you've had a mammogram or if you're a woman). Then comes the "Sit and wait" mode. Terry was getting a lot of work done, supporting his wife and typing away on something. They called me to the Lab room and they took the mammogram. A squeezing experience. The tech was very nice and very supportive. She told me the Radiologist would let me know what he saw before I left today. I thought "cool"... To the next test.....
TEST #3 THE ULTRASOUND: The imaging portions of the hospital are together in the hospital. So I didn't have to go far for my ultrasound. In fact they got me right in. They pour this warm goop all over the skin before being tested. Just so happens that it was my breasts being tested remember..... GROSS again! They checked out both breasts including lymph nodes again with a rolley wand type contraption. (It reminds me of a computer mouse) The tech didn't talk much... She was all about business. When she was finished, she told me to wipe off the goop and get dressed.
THE VERBAL RESULTS: The mammogram tech came out had told me that the radiologist saw two tiny calcium deposits in the left breast. She told me the doctor said to come back in Six months. In six months they would see if anything had changed. I thought to myself... Cool- Six months is good. Please hang in there for the rest of the story... you know there's more.