Today was the CT Scan.  Last night around 9 pm my sister told me I should just go to her place and crash since there was a good chance I would need her to bring me home.  So, I did!  I got to her place around 10 pm.  No big deal.  Though I couldnt sleep until about 3 am.  Even with the percocet I was having some trouble dealing with the pain and it was just pissing me off in general.  I could not really get comfortable.  However getting up by about 6:15 am was no big deal. 

By 6:45 am we were out the door.  We got to the hospital very quickly - around 7:45 am.   And I check in.  It took them a while to get the order from my doctor but once that was done the process moved along quickly.  They gave me this orange juice laced with iodine that I had to drink and then I had to wait an hour for it to go though my system (FUN I know!).  Then about 45 min into that they started prepping me!  This is where the game gets really fun and amusing.

This process consisted of getting me set up for an IV.  I know, no big deal...except that the nurse was rather impatient so she stuck me in my left arm and said that the needle wouldn't go all the way to the vein..so she pulls it out.  And tries my right arm, no go.  I started flinching once she started moving the needle INSIDE my arm...like she was fucking drilling for oil.  After a couple of minutes - no go.  So she tells me that she has found a good vein in my wrist.  I told her I would rather NOT go through my wrist...the pain is just worse that way, and would only do it at a last resort...and after her basically tying my arm in and trying to poke and prod she said...that she believes it would be the last case.  I give in.    So she sets up the wrist for my IV on my left hand and BINGO, its there.  She flushes it and they take me to the room with the huge machine.  And now the technician decides she wants to reflush my IV.  Problem again!  It seems like between the walk from the lab room to the scanning room my IV collapsed!  I had a feeling because as we were talking I felt a tinge of pain from my arm, like a pinch.  Well lucky me...they now tap my wrist on my other arm (this means 4 freaking shots in one damn hour!)  But this time it works!  I get the scan done in about 30 min...she verifies that she is able to read all the info and that was that!

Here is where the adventure starts to get fun, boys and girls!  At about 10:30 am I am basically done.  Though with all the bandages they wrap on my arms my sisters jokes that I look like a cutter who tried to off himself. LOL  I tell her....that I am feeling weak...and that she will need to drive us home to her house.  No problem!  We get to my car....and she pulls out into the parking lot...and puts the car in park to adjust the seat...and then puts the car back in Drive...and SNAP....the car stays in park despite the fact the transmission bar says the car is in Drive!  FUCKIN'A!  My car is broken...Here I am light headed and woozy....I immediately call my phone company (I have road side assistance with them).   My sister starts directing traffic and hospital security assists us with what they can.  My sister feels awful she felt she broke the car (she didn't).  This had sort of happened before...and I blogged about it before when I had the last rental.  I give my sister the number to the car dealer place and they immediately send a tow truck to take the car.  My brother in law is in route to pick us up.  I am in pain and even at this point the percocet is NOT helping...plus I had not eaten at all. LOL  Can you just say fun times! LOL.  By 11:15 the tow truck guy is finally there.  He has the car ready to go by about 11:40.  My brother in law is there by almost noon.  I am at Berge Ford around 12:30pm and they immediately set me up with a rental.  a 2008 Edge SUV a HUGE fucking car!  Very nice...very comfortable...and it's only costing me about 10.00 a day! LOL  Around 1 I finally get something to eat...and then I come back to my sister's place and crash on their couch until about 3 pm. 

I wanted to get to work...I would have gotten there if it wasn't for the car issues.  At least they got taken care of easily...the worst aspect was the amount of time it took to deal with it.

I finally got to my house almost at 5 pm.  By this time the dealership called, they said that they will pay for everything, no deductible.  My car should be fixed by tomorrow afternoon he said.  We shall see! 

So, that has been my day.   Very fun and interesting! And not a boring moment!

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