THE PET SCAN- ROUND 2

 Hi beautiful, and amazing readers,

I got to Glenfield after going to Royal Infirmary for a procedure. I got there on time, but I had to wait a long time. The doctor told me it would be delayed. I was fine for a few hours, but I got anxious/agitated while waiting; because the chair I sat on wasn't comfortable, so my shoulders/neck were stiff. The nurse who came from my hospital ward to put the radiation in the line, helped me to calm down. I was getting upset while waiting, so my female parental helped me by telling me to do my breathing exercises. 

Another nurse had to come all the way to the facility, because the other nurse from my ward wasn't trained to give the radiation through the line. The doctor took me to a room, I got comfortable on the bed. The nurse brought a three way tap, she put this cover over my line, and then opened the sealed box with radiation in it and put it in my line. I had to wait an hour for the radiation to work, and spread in my body. They lock the radiation up in a box, because it's dangerous, when I have it in my body I can't be around little kids/pregnant people/babies/people under the age of 18 for 8hrs. 

After that hour, I went into the scanning room, and got on the bed that puts you in the machine. Then I had my Augustus Waters moment. Hopefully it doesn't 'light up like a Christmas tree'- that's a Fault in Our Stars reference if you don't get it. I was just staring at the lights in the machine, while the nurse who was in the room put me in the machine, and scanned me. I nearly fell asleep again while praying stuff. 

The scan was quite quick it was only 20mins. I was unhappy because things were so delayed. I like routine. Things should be running smoothly/on time. I did give positive feedback on the form though. I think that pet scans are quite cool because it's quiet inside the machine, they're not like MRI machines where the machine makes a lot of noise. I love going in that machine, it's a good thing I'm not claustrophobic, so I was fine and dandy in it. I got out, went home. I just rested. If a person has a bladder problem the urine can burn the skin, while that person has radiation in their body, so they have to have a catheter put in. It isn't a painful procedure for them. The results haven't come yet so it's a waiting game. I hope they get them before Monday, because I have an appointment. 

Hopefully the results are brilliant. I just hope the lymphomas have shrunk a lot, or even a little bit. IT doesn't hurt to have hope, you just have to keep the faith to be able to be strong, and carry on. 

Get on your sun loungers, sunbathe, enjoy reading this little piece of amazing writing. 

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