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Before the surgery- I was scheduled for a MRI. The MRI was scheduled for September 6th. I was nervous about it as I am a little chlostrophobic (sp?). I figured I’d be fine- so didn’t require any kind of medications to calm me.
I got my IV in my left arm and laid it down on the machine. They piped in the CD I had brought- No Doubt/Rock Steady- while I went into the machine. The machine did some knocking and what not- and then it stopped- they took me out. Something was wrong with the machine- it had locked up.
In and out of the machine I had come two more times. The computer had locked up.
They finally ended up sending me home because it wouldn’t work. This wasn’t very reasurring! I would have to come back the next day and do it all over.
Todd and I drove to Portsmouth right after, as that is where my hair stylist had changed salons. It was a drive- but I didn’t want anyone else to cut my hair.
She looked so cute- she was 5 months (I believe) along in her pregnancy and had this cute little belly. It was nice to be able to see her and have her cut my hair. The last time I saw her- she told me she was newly pregnant and I was so excited for her!
Off came the hair. I went from hair just below my shoulders (I was thinking of growing it long again) – to now a cute little bob- just at my jawline.
It was important for me to cut my hair asap because I wanted to get a little more use to a drastic hair change as well as lessen the amount of hair that will fall out during chemo. Although- it will probably come down to shaving it- but I’ll be prepared as much as possible.
Love the hair Vikki !! Thank you!We drove from Portsmouth to Rye and had dinner at our favorite seafood restaurant- Ray’s. We call it “our restaurant” because Todd took me there on our first date almost 9 years ago. We sat on the deck overlooking the water and enjoyed the moment. We then drove to his grandmother’s cottage and stood on the beach on the same spot where he first kissed me on that first date and then a year later proposed to me. We will be married 5 years October 6th and I cherish every day that I have with him. We stood in “our spot” and held each other and watched the moon rise over the ocean as the sun settled. It was beautiful. The only thing to wreck the moment was the darn gas pains I had from the fried scallops- should’ve done the lobster roll, dang it!The next day I had to go back to try round 2 of the MRI. That went more smoothly, well, I was in the machine longer this time. They had quite a time getting the IV into my right arm this time- it kept coming out. That didn’t help my nervousness at all.I got in the machine and layed on my back for 4 minutes while the machine did its thing.Then I had to do another 21 minutes on my stomach. I had to lay on this contraption that had your breasts fall freely and your head sat face down on this ring. Not the most comfortable on the sternum- but I breathed deeply and tried to stay focused on my No Doubt cd and my breathing.Back in the machine they told me I’d feel my arm get cold from the IV. If it hurt- the IV had come out. It didn’t hurt- so it was in there.I started the first 4 minute session- and I was probably almost thru it when I felt a cold dripping down my arm. Not down the length of it- but straight down. It felt like a slow drip- and I thought it may have been the IV. I tried to stay calm and just wait it out. My heart began to race and my head began to feel light headed. I couldn’t “deep breathe” myself out of the situation and I hit the panic button.The nurses came in to check and it was completely dry. I felt like the biggest idiot- but I truly felt a cold dripping sensation. Needless to say- I had to do that 4 minutes all over again!The rest of the MRI went well. They injected the dye and I felt the IV move- but I hadn’t know at the time that they were doing that then. I also then had a weird taste in my mouth- and tried not to freak. I didn’t know this was going to happen- but I was able to “deep breathe” my way thru that one.
It went well. The MRI reports came back to my doctor as no other abnormality in my left or right breast and the nodes looked “normal”. This was good news to hear.
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