Today is "D" day, D day I have my PET scan. The imagining center called yesterday with all the instructions on me not having a lot of sugar 24 hours prior, drinking tons of water this morning, to wear warm clothes ( it is freezing in that tube!).....
So here I am, at 8 a.m. on the 12th, wanting a cup of coffee, which is a no-no on scan day... still in my jams reading the blogs of my kids -- Linda who had been in Minnesota to spend time with Rosie O'Donnell, Karen in Long Beach while her son was in a little film, Lee who is getting ready to head to the south for a confab, and Tod who is on his way right now to Bennington College in Vermont for more work on his masters....
My friend Lori is cruising the Greek Islands and I'm jealous, wishing I were on a cruise today. Instead I will cruise out of here about 10 and head to Oxnard, a short drive from here, and to the imaging center for my dreaded scan. You'd think I would be used to them by now, been having them every 4 or 6 months for years, but it always scares me, makes me sick.. and then the nerve wrenching days of waiting for the results. I'll get them on the 19th and,yeah, I'll let you know what they are but let's all think positively that they will be fine, okay?
What have I been doing? I mean up to this a.m... Fighting allegies and found the solution, take a Clariton every night before bed, stops that running nose in the morning and keeps me pretty dry all day and night long. And, I have been reading a lot. Both Lee and Tod overloaded me with books for mother's day and then Lee added to that getting me books at the big Book Expo in LA a week ago, so , yeah, been reading day and night. Not been to the beach , mainly because it is June and June here meens " gloom" -- foggy and chilly. Shan't complain because if I was in Seattle I'd be looking at on going rain, if in the East would be looking at the AC wondering why it couldn't battle the 100 degree heat and humidity.
Okay, I better wrap this up and get dressed and drink another bottle of water. Part of my instructions were to drink three big bottles of water before my scan.. Guess I will be cruising there, water logged!
God, God, God. . .we need to go have lunch at the counter at Squirrels. Or breakfast at Berkeley Farms. Just what the doctor ordered!
Posted by: Ann Erdman | June 12, 2008 at 08:37 PM