Fighting Breast Cancer

My next test was an Echocardiogram and EKG.    I have a great pulse and blood pressure, so these tests were no big deal.  I actually found it to be quite relaxing.  The tech placed several nodes on my chest and basically took an ultrasound of my heart.  She had the lights dimmed while I layed there and I would have fallen asleep if she hadn’t have had to smear the cold ultrasound gel all over me. 

When that test was finished, I had about another 2 hours to kill.  I visited the gift shop and wandered around looking at all of the art on the walls.  Then I sat in the lobby and listened to the piano player in the main lobby while I read.  Finally, at long last, it was time for my Breast MRI.

Another IV.  Just great.  This time, at least the dye wouldn’t make me feel like I needed a diaper.  MRI’s are very very loud.  I was given a pair of head phones along with a list of CD’s to choose from.  The test would take about 30-40 minutes, so they wanted me to be as relaxed as possible. 

This time, I was told to lay face down on the table with my gown opened so that my breasts would fit into an opening of the table (there was something very perverted about that table).  My arms were raised over my head so my position was like that of a topless Supergirl.  My IV was hooked up and the nurse positioned the headphones on my head.  I could barely hear Sarah McLachlan over all of the MRI racket. 

At long last, my day of cancer testing was over.  I drove home and took a nap.  All of that waiting around to be poked by needles can really wear a person out.

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