I was up at 5:00 this morning so I could head to Topeka by 5:20. Made it out the door on time and made it to Topeka by 6:30. There was no wait at registration and I didn’t wait long after I registered before the young man came and got me for my MRI.
He was very good at his job and explained everything in a simple, easy to understand way. He got my IV started without a problem and got me strapped to the board that goes in the MRI.
The MRI itself took about 30 minutes. I had to hold my breath at times but it seemed reversed to me as they had me inhale and then exhale and hold. Usually you exhale and then inhale and hold.
The guy that was running the machine would warn me when it was going to be a long exhale hold. I had no issues with the noise of the machine but I got cold and at the end was beginning to shiver a bit. If you move, they have to start the whole thing all over again so was grateful I was able to do some energy work on myself and stop the shivers.
I got the results via MyChart this afternoon. They are abnormal but they weren’t able to visualize the stone in the duct well. The report sounded like they got their hands on the CT scan and used those results more than what they saw today. They are now recommending a different procedure which is a tube down the throat. I will see what the doctor recommends when he calls with the results. The good news is they didn’t find anything else that was abnormal.
They noted that the tail of the pancreas has atrophy which was discovered on the CT scan. I looked it up and most often it is caused by alcohol abuse. Hmmm…. I don’t consume alcohol. It also can be caused by chronic pancreatitis which I have never been diagnosed with. Hmmm….. I must be a medical anomaly. I have had chronic digestive issues so maybe I have had this for a long time and it was never diagnosed.
Had a smooth trip home. For some reason the trip home felt very fast. Came home and took a short chair nap. My neighbor kid came over to brush the dogs and he woke me up. That was probably a good thing as I didn’t sleep too long so maybe I will be able to sleep tonight.
Haven’t done much this afternoon. I don’t really have anything pending right now that is urgent. There is always housecleaning that could be done if the mood strikes. Unfortunately, it doesn’t strike often!
Tomorrow I have yet another doctor’s appointment. This one is with my family doctor and is a compliance check up for my sleep apnea equipment. That visit shouldn’t take long. I will have my family doctor review the results from today and see what he recommends.
No plans for the weekend. I will need a couple quiet days at home to recover from three days being out and about this week. Luckily today I didn’t run into very many people at the hospital. I must have been early enough that most weren’t out and about yet. I was tired when I got home but I did get up at 5:00 and that is impossibly early for me.
Still feels like I am sitting in the in-between energy space. More and more I am thinking this is world energy and not necessarily something individual. I can feel the push and pull that is going on. I have been intentionally grounding into love energy and rising above the chaos. The chaos feels like it is growing which may be a good thing as maybe the eruption is close.
Grateful the MRI process went smoothly, grateful for a safe trip to and from Topeka, and grateful for a short chair nap.