Just a quick post to update you on the events of my CT scan today.
I’m so glad that my friend Tami was able to go with me. Originally I thought I could just go by myself and then as the date of the scan came closer, I really felt I should have someone to help me stay calm before going in and someone there in case something happened. At the last minute when my brother had to leave for Ft. Worth, Tami agreed to go with me. It was such a HUGE blessing to have her there.
The CT scan was of my pelvis and abdomen area. It also included contrast dye which was given to me via an IV. It didn’t take long for me to get admitted with a short wait to be called back to the staging area and even shorter wait to be brought into the scan room. I was hooked up to an IV and then positioned on the moving table. The technician instructed me on the different stages of my scan. First scan was just a baseline scan. Then the dye would be injected. Second scan. Wait 10 minutes for everything to completely go through my system. Third scan. Done.
Though I was verbally prepared for the effects of the contrast dye, I was not emotionally ready. It was quite a jolt to my system to feel the warm, metallic feeling go through me. The experience was almost exactly what I experience with a panic attack. THAT trigger was immense and it took God’s steady presence to help me through. I counted back from 10 as I felt completely overwhelmed with my body sending signals to my brain that something was wrong, a reason to panic. I kept breathing and repeating the Matt Redman song “You never let go” in my head. In time, the sensation lessened and finally went away. WOW… that was weird.
And then I was done. It went really quickly and surprised Tami when I returned to the waiting area so soon. We went for lunch since I’d been fasting and could have nothing to drink. I downed a big glass of tea and savored the ziti with meat sauce.
I’ll know the results of these tests as well as my blood work done last week on Monday. I verified with the technician today that everything would be ready for the doctor on Monday morning and he said it would. So, please continue to pray that whatever it is that’s going on with my body will be easily diagnosed and easily treated.
All is in God’s hands and I know He has a plan for my life. But, I also believe in the power of prayer. Pray for my continued peace and the healing of my body. I covet each prayer you can give on my behalf.
With much love,
Sharon
