I got a call from my Cardiologist’s nurse this morning at 8:15 asking me if I could be in Topeka before 10:00 this morning. Luckily I had gotten up early this morning and could make it out of the door in 15 minutes and head north.
I got to registration at the hospital at 9:40. No wait and a very efficient person helped me. She took me back to the CT scan area when she was done collecting insurance information.
I didn’t have to wait long for them to call me back for the CT scan. They started an IV – they got me on the first poke! I waited for maybe five minutes and then they were ready for the scan.
We had a discussion about pre-meds. Years ago I had hives after some imaging material was put in me. I was told then to make sure technicians knew about that reaction. About 15 years ago I had a CT scan with contrast and they had an EPI pen ready in case I had a reaction. This time my Cardiologist prescribed two steroids pills that I took last night and two Benadryl that I took this morning. The hospital technician told me I didn’t need to have taken them and they would remove it from my chart that they were needed.
The scan only took about 5 minutes. They injected the contrast about halfway through. It sure warmed me up. I was afraid for a minute or two that I had peed my pants but got lucky! That stuff feels weird as it goes through my body.
They had me wait afterwards until the scan was read as if I had clots in my lung they would not have let me go home. Luckily there are none. They did find a couple other things that are areas of concern – I don’t think any of them are too serious but one in particular I will need to go see another specialist to address. Still don’t know why my heart races upon mild movement.
I then went over to the Cardiologist office and got fitted with a heart monitor that I have to wear for the next five days. They sure have improved them. No wires to fuss with and no box or phone to carry around. They are even water proof now. I probably won’t have to change it out or charge it since I am only wearing it for five days. I have a box to send it back next Tuesday to be read.
Went to Chipotle for lunch and then to a nearby gas station to get gas. It was $2.55 a gallon – cheapest gas I have purchased for a bit. Then I went to Walmart to get 20 more gift cards. This simple task has become not so simple. The lady that waited on me was not happy I had gotten so many as they are so much work for her. She rang in 16 of them but the last four would not scan. I had to pay for the 16 and then go get four different ones and she was able to ring those in. It is really that weird that someone buys 20 gift cards at a time? Wonder what they would have done if I had tried to buy all 148 at a time. Geez! I now have 45 cards in house and will slowly get the rest. I have to build up my courage again to face the clerks at Walmart!
Came home and got the mail. A very dear friend that I went to Core Star Energy Healing school with sent me a check for $1,000 for the Love in Action project. I was a puddle of tears in gratitude. That will more than pay for the pizza and cookies we are providing for the week of Thanksgiving. I had focused the fundraising efforts on the gift cards as that was easy to know exactly what I needed. I haven’t priced the pizza and cookies yet and was going to do that after I had the funds for the cards. Man she made it easy for me.
Then someone else purchased five things off the Amazon gift registry and send a VENMO of $100. We are getting so close to having all the funds we need for the Christmas and Thanksgiving projects and because of that I will still have funds for needs as they come up after Christmas. People have been so incredibly generous to fund this project. I am forever in their debt. Wish there was a way I could send a personal thank you note to all that have helped out. I tried tracking down addresses for those I only have a name for but that proved to be too difficult – especially when I don’t know where they are from or anything about them.
I called the doctor’s office that said they performed a removal of scar tissue of ovaries or fallopian tubes on Max. They had said they would call me back last week but failed to. I told the lady that if they didn’t have an answer for me today I would report it as fraud to Medicare. They called me back and said they had sent a corrected medical code to Medicare. I will let it all go and not proceed. Not worth my energy. I am thinking it was just a coding error but I didn’t like that they didn’t do what they said they would be calling me back. What has happened to integrity these days?
I think I get to stay home tomorrow. This week has been a busy one for me and I need a quiet day at home. I have a list of calls I need to make tomorrow. Trusting I will be in the right mood to do so. Some days I can and some days I just can’t.
Excited about the event on Saturday. I am reading more and more that 50501 is encouraging people to carry positive signs and to make the rally a fun event and one that is grounded in love. Maybe my idea wasn’t so weird after all.
So far next week looks slower. I am working at bag day at the Friends of the Library book sale on Tuesday. My book supply is dwindling so it will give me a chance to get another bag of books for $5. Sure can’t beat the price.
Sitting in awe and wonder tonight with the boost I got from the two big donations for the Love in Action project. This little project just keeps ticking and ticking. I feel like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders to have the Thanksgiving week pizza and cookies taken care of. Love does work!
Grateful for the love and support from so many for the Love in Action project, grateful I don’t have any blood clots in my lungs, and grateful for this absolutely beautiful fall day.