Life and times of a guy with cancer

This last weekend I felt wonderful, able to walk the dog, truly back to normal.  On Monday I had to go in for some scans.  So Dear Diary- here is what happened Monday.

1:45 prior start drinking one jar of barium.  This lovely task started at 8:45 AM for the scan at 10:30.  This is the CT scan.  So on the way, I didn't have coffee in my glass in the car- it was barium.  Arrive at Loyola at 9:15 for an injection where I had to go to nuclear medicine to get.  No problem, becoming an expert on where everything is, I received the injection of a radioactive tracer at 9:30- then I come back for a scan at 12:45.  I have to have enough time to light up for the scan.  This one was the bone scan. 

Ok- Back to the CT scan.  One container of barium isn't enough for these guys, they give you another to sip down 45 minutes prior to the test.  So start the ct scan at 10:30 with another injection.  This one makes my body feel really warm and at times wants me to throw up.  That test was quick, and now its time for Tim to get lost for 2 hours for the bone scan.  Having a sandwich killed 15 minutes- so it was back to the car and drive.  I ended up going to Target, picked up some things, and back to get scanned. 

The Bone Scan you lay down on a little table which isn't comfortable for about an hour.  When they figured that I was done, (I am never done, they always want more shots), I asked the lady, please let me sit up.  This whole process is hell.  And when the time is right I will lie back down and pose however they wanted.  Funny thing happened, they said I could go, they didn't need extra pictures.

So on the way home I felt off- because of all the drugs in me.  It hit me Tue and Wed- which is longer than normal of the "inflamed body parts".  While I could have functioned normally those 2 days, I spent lots of time in bed.  I think the word still here is cumulative.  Prior to Monday I was finally at a level where the body was feeling awesome.  But the scans on Monday have seemed to set me back.  It seems to be better today and I can have a nice and productive day.