CT Scan Day

Today was my CT scan day. I prepped for two days, so was so hungry that food was mostly what I thought about. Yes, I also prayed that my scan will be clear. But then I thought about making an omelette when I got home. An omelette with onions, mushrooms and cheese. Maybe it was more of a frittata. It was Sooo good!

It is possible to worry at times like this, especially with the recent death of another former "Calvary" church dear person, Jan M., from a similar cancer.

But I try to concentrate on what I can do, not on what I have no control over. So I pray and I think about food. And then I drank water and chocolate milk and cranberry pomegranate juice and cranberry apple herbal tea to wash the iodine (contrast) out of my system.

As for the CT scan, my doctor wanted me to drink the contrast (thick liquid) and then wait an hour and a half, longer than people usually wait, just to give the contrast a better chance to work its way through my body for better visibitity. I also walked most of that, mostly outside around Providence Hospital. It is another cold windy day in Michigan, but lovely and sunny.

This is the first time I have had a male tech for a CT scan. His name was Murray, and he was kind and reassuring. Also, surprisingly, this was the first time, a rectal contrast was not ordered (something extra. The other two contrasts are the drink and the IV I have when I am in the machine that makes me feel warm).

I do not know when I will know the results. I will know at least, by my doctor's appointment in two weeks.

Also...
I have been using an email "signature", an automatic printing of my name and blog address link, with the date of the most recent posting, along with the phase, "My journey - Cancer Chapter." This week, after posted all the fun photos of vacation, I changed the phrase to "My journey - "Live your life!", which is what my doctor told me. "Live your life, " he said, "and then if something comes up, we will deal with it."

Today, I live my life with gratitude.