Today I had my CT angiogram. I was a wee bit scared as I thought it was one of the tunnel ones. I'm not claustrophobic but the thought of being stuck in one of those, unable to move. Didn't exactly fill me joy.
I had to change into one of those god awful hospital gowns, luckily my ass wasn't hanging out the back for all to see!! When i was called to the scanner room, i was very pleased to see that it wasn't a tunnel at all. It looked more like a donut, with a thin bed coming out of it.
I lay on the bed, while the nurse inserted a cannula into my arm, into which they would administer the x-ray dye. When i was ready and comfortable the bed moved into the donut, i was asked to take a breath in and hold it for a few seconds as each picture was taken.
They then administered the x-ray dye. This was the weirdest feeling ever! Not uncomfortable at all, just very odd. My whole body suddenly felt very warm and i suddenly got this feeling that i had wet myself, which made me feel uneasy, to say the least
The whole thing took about 5 minutes and when i got off the bed I was very relieved to see that i had in fact NOT wet myself.
Not sure what's next... I think it is the tests I've been dreading....duh duh duh!! I'm sure I'll get a call from my transplant co-ordinator letting me know how things are proceeding and what's next.
As usual watch this space......
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