Re: Today's MRI scan - long, sorry.

September 19, 2006

Thanks for the update Margery. I've been checking in here all day

to hear any possible news of your day (and Carol's - who was having

tests today too). I was afraid that you would have to wait for

results - seems like we're always waiting for something........ I

will continue to keep you in my prayers daily. Did they tell you

how long you'd have to wait for any results? I had mine within 24

hours, but that may not be the norm. Stay strong and have faith.

Ellen

>

> Thank you all for your good wishes - I took them all along with me

today

> <smile>.

>

> I had the scan booked for 4pm at the London Clinic in Harley

Street (posh

> place - thank goodness for medical insurance <G>). I had to have

nothing to

> eat or drink for 5 hours beforehand, so from 11am.

>

> Got to the clinic and found that, although they were expecting me

and seemed

> quite efficient, they had booked me in for a CT scan which I

didn't need.

> The MRI department could see me today, but not until 5.20pm. 8-(

>

> So we hung about (Geoff had come with me), with my tummy rumbling,

and since

> the 5pm patient hadn't arrived by 5 past 5 they took me " early " .

Woo hoo.

>

> The scan itself was interesting, and no hassle at all. I lay on a

long

> narrow couch, and was slid feet first into a tunnel. It was white

inside,

> and brightly lit, and I didn't feel shut in at all - I think my

feet stuck

> out at the far end and I didn't feel enclosed. I had a button to

press if

> anything at all felt wrong, and there was a two-way radio thing so

I could

> talk to the nurses and hear them.

>

> It got very loud, as they'd warned me, and for short spells they

got me to

> hold my breath. Half way through, they slid me out to give me a

small

> injection - this nurse was good at finding my veins! Then it was

back into

> the tunnel for more loud noise and breath-holding. The whole

thing lasted

> about 25 to 30 minutes.

>

> It really was painless and trouble-free.

>

> However I was disappointed not to get any results today - I have

to wait

> while this consultant talks to my onc and then they'll tell me

what they

> think. Ho hum, more waiting.

>

> Home by 8pm, very tired but comfortable.

>

> Love and hugs,

> Margery.

>

> ============================================

> margery@... in North Herts, UK

> ============================================

>

September 19, 2006

Margery sorry to hear you had to wait so long for your test. I will keep you in

my prayers for good results.

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Today's MRI scan - long, sorry.

Thank you all for your good wishes - I took them all along with me today

<smile>.

I had the scan booked for 4pm at the London Clinic in Harley Street (posh

place - thank goodness for medical insurance <G>). I had to have nothing to

eat or drink for 5 hours beforehand, so from 11am.

Got to the clinic and found that, although they were expecting me and seemed

quite efficient, they had booked me in for a CT scan which I didn't need.

The MRI department could see me today, but not until 5.20pm. 8-(

So we hung about (Geoff had come with me), with my tummy rumbling, and since

the 5pm patient hadn't arrived by 5 past 5 they took me " early " . Woo hoo.

The scan itself was interesting, and no hassle at all. I lay on a long

narrow couch, and was slid feet first into a tunnel. It was white inside,

and brightly lit, and I didn't feel shut in at all - I think my feet stuck

out at the far end and I didn't feel enclosed. I had a button to press if

anything at all felt wrong, and there was a two-way radio thing so I could

talk to the nurses and hear them.

It got very loud, as they'd warned me, and for short spells they got me to

hold my breath. Half way through, they slid me out to give me a small

injection - this nurse was good at finding my veins! Then it was back into

the tunnel for more loud noise and breath-holding. The whole thing lasted

about 25 to 30 minutes.

It really was painless and trouble-free.

However I was disappointed not to get any results today - I have to wait

while this consultant talks to my onc and then they'll tell me what they

think. Ho hum, more waiting.

Home by 8pm, very tired but comfortable.

Love and hugs,

Margery.

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margery@... in North Herts, UK

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