Tuesday I had my CT scan at Saint Lawrence campus of Sparrow Health Centers. Now I have previously had a scan like this but it was during the time that I had temporary amnesia back in 'the beginning' of my troubles. So I do not remember what the procedure was like.
This test is to show my doctors the results of my chemo and radiation. And...for me I hope these results are good.
The test had me pass through the scanning device while I lay on my back. The scanner moves back and forth, gives me directions to 'take a deep breath and hold' then 'you can breath normally now', while it takes the necessary pictures to create the desired test results. Before this they hooked me to an iodine IV that would run through my body and show up on the results - thus improving the reading by the doctors. A couple of quick passes for alignment, then a full pass and I am almost done. The next time I needed to have my arms above my head. Another pass and I am done. It was easy and fast - lasting about five minutes.
So now I meet with both of my cancer doctors and will be going over the results of these tests. This is the first diagnostic test to see the results of all of my previous cancer treatments.
Wish me luck.
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