One Of The Worst...
experiences Mum has ever had.
She hated the CT scan. Well, they are not things to enjoy anyhow. Waiting for results that may tell you really bad news. Even thoughv they are clever and it may mean the results may also help medical specialists improve the treatment that they give. We knew that they were going to do a scan of her stomach last Friday within approx a fortnight as the Consultant mentioned it but I heard them say today that they were also scanning Mum's chest and back too...
They also tried to make Mum drink a massive amount of water(which had some kind of dye solution to help the X-ray work)Mum managed quite a lot but not the whole amount but I guess it must've been enough though. As it took Mum 50 minutes to drink what she did and she seemed to be the final scan of the day perhaps they decided that they could not wait any longer.
She looked so vulnerable in hospital but was so much brighter at home...Mum had some more complan and baked beans on toast and a couple of fish fingers and now a mug of tea...
Of course regarding the other, we now have to await the result...oh dear!
She hated the CT scan. Well, they are not things to enjoy anyhow. Waiting for results that may tell you really bad news. Even thoughv they are clever and it may mean the results may also help medical specialists improve the treatment that they give. We knew that they were going to do a scan of her stomach last Friday within approx a fortnight as the Consultant mentioned it but I heard them say today that they were also scanning Mum's chest and back too...
They also tried to make Mum drink a massive amount of water(which had some kind of dye solution to help the X-ray work)Mum managed quite a lot but not the whole amount but I guess it must've been enough though. As it took Mum 50 minutes to drink what she did and she seemed to be the final scan of the day perhaps they decided that they could not wait any longer.
She looked so vulnerable in hospital but was so much brighter at home...Mum had some more complan and baked beans on toast and a couple of fish fingers and now a mug of tea...
Of course regarding the other, we now have to await the result...oh dear!
posted by The Great Gildersleeve | 5:59 pm
2 Comments:
well the worst bit is over...well, waiting for the scan or waiting for the results of the scan!
Best wishes
Its a difficult one Span...but thank you for your best wishes.
What's to enjoy about a scan?
They do certain things when in the room(I heard one technician tell her that something he was doing would make her hand feel hot but it was nothing to worry about. I could hear through the door.
They do all kinds of things. I realise they have to tell patients to stay still to get a decent picture and if you move, its ruined.
And they can only do so many because of the dangers of over exposure to radio active rays and it could mean that they cannot take any more but for an older person it isn't easy to always get that across so Mum saw this as being abrupt.
Bless her!
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