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I wanted to let you know that the actual CT Scan and tests today went just fine.  Now if only the results will turn out just fine, too.

I had never had a CT Scan before, and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be.  The scanner was like a huge donut, and so wasn’t closed in at all, like the ones I have seen before.  So I didn’t need to worry about feeling all closed in. 

The stuff to drink actually didn’t taste bad at all, so that was much better than having to gag it down.  It was to distend your bowel, so that they could see things more clearly in the picture, so my tummy still feels “puffy” and bloated tonight, and not much appetite---that’s a GOOD thing for a Blubber Blogger, though!  LOL    Even the IV went in easily, which doesn’t happen often for me. 

The only bad part was when they added the iodine to the IV---it made you feel all hot and tingly feeling all over, and even made you feel like you had wet your pants!  They warned me ahead of time it would feel like that, and they were right!  

A silly problem was that they had to take 2 pictures, because she hadn’t had me take my clothes off, and found out in the scan that I had an underwire bra on, and it was showing up in the picture…that was kind of funny.

My dear, wonderful BBBuddy, Jenni, prayed me through the whole thing, and let me tell you, she is absolutely the bestest Blubber Blogger Buddy in the entire world!!!  She sent me scriptures and prayers, and prayed while she walked, and talked to me on the IM to calm me down this week many, many times. I want to nominate her for the Bestest Buddy in the World Award!  Thanks to the rest of you who were praying, too.  I really appreciate it.

Please continue to pray that the results will be something that is not creepy and easily fixable, will you?   I am still pretty concerned about what they will find. If only my mom and uncle and aunt hadn’t had colon cancer, I wouldn’t be concerned at all, just wondering what it is that’s making my tummy feel so tender and sore. With all the memories of caring for them through their cancers, that adds a real life “Fear Factor” that I just can’t get off my mind.

Some of you have asked what exactly it feels like. The best way I can describe it is that it feels like I have a canker sore in my lower abdomen that moves around to different locations and tries to gnaw at me. It started the day I used hand weights while riding my Dad's stationary bike, and the next day my lower back hurt pretty badly.  Then by the next day the pain had wrapped around into my side, and yet another day went by and it hurt in my lower tummy.  Then the back and side cleared up, but the tummy part stayed. It is inside though, and not in the muscle, so the dr. thinks that it was a coincidence that it happened when I exercised, and not really related. 

I did indulge in one of my Mother’s Day Godiva chocolates that my ds from Mississippi had shipped to me, at the time that I had to cut off my food and drink for the day.  You know, kind of like a death row inmates last meal???  LOL   But I was good and only had one piece. Aren’t you proud of me???  LOL

BJ was a very bad boy.  He didn’t let me know how sick he was, because he was afraid they would send him home before the week was up at camp at noon today and he wouldn’t get his full paycheck.  So he has a severe case of bronchitis, and is coughing so badly that it gags him and makes him vomit.  The dr said another day or two and it would have been pneumonia instead of bronchitis.  So he is in bed with a Z-pack of antibiotics and a strong codeine cough medicine/expectorant, and tons of motrin and Tylenol to get his fever down.   He’s a pretty sick boy.  If he wasn’t so sick, I would have gotten much more upset with him for not letting me know sooner, but I think he has learned his lesson the hard way.  He feels miserable.  And we were going to go camping this weekend…

My dad with his lung cancer and heart troubles is the healthiest one of the bunch right now.  I wish I had his immune system!

Love to all, and again, thanks for your continued prayers.