Yesterday I was supposed to go for a cat scan.  Personally, I am 99% certain I have an abdominal hernia.  The codiene helps...the pain has lessened...but the doctors want to be 100% sure.  Heck I even started working out again - mildly at the very least.  I just stop once I start getting some pain.  

Anyway, after having to reschedule my original Cat Scan due to the Superbowl traffic I ended up at Shea Hospital in Scottsdale yesterday.  I left work at noon to relax at in my house for an hour..playing with the cats...then I left @ 1 pm and finally got to the hospital around 2:15 and wow there was no parking. None at all.  However at the main entrance there is a complimentary valet parking.  So, I took advantage of that even there there was a hike from the main entrance to the outpatient radiology department.  Finally I got there, and signed in...and one of the admins came to me saying we need you to drink this and then we will see you in an hour. LOL  It was a liter of water with some meds to try to open up the veins so it will be easier for them to put an iodine solution into me. So, I did it and was damn near falling asleep in the waiting room and in about an hour and 15 min they call me in.  I had to change into those infamous hospital robes - G-d I hate hospital smell.  As I am changing the nurse is asking me basic questions - allergic to codeine?  I say not much anymore since I am taking it now without any ill effect.  Allergic to iodine?  Nope..blah blah blah.    Then he tells me that they are going to put an IV into my arm and put this iodine solution so they can get a better reading on the cat scan.  I was surprised by that (never had a cat scan before) but I told him cool.   He tells me its no big deal but he tells me the cat scan room is like 3 floors up and across the hospital.  So, he asks me, would you like a wheel chair...at this point, yeah I said yes..because the pain is already somewhat present..and will be in full affect if I have to take a hike.  So he said no problem. And I go into the radiology room to get my IV set up.  So, here I am waiting for the nurses to come in and they start feeling my abdomen trying to see where the pain is..so they can focus the cat scan on the areas and then they start setting up the turnocet for my arm and she freaking has the needle out ready to set up the IV and the head of the department runs over and says STOP!  

Now, I dont really like needles so I have to sort of prepare myself for this...and I did.  I was even looking at the needle before she inserted it into my right arm.  LOL  Anyway he says there is a rather large back up on the cat scan machine.  He said that while they are saying its only about an hour backed up...he said realistically, in his experience, they are more like 2-3 hours backed up.  He asked me if I could wait that long before the machine is available.  I told him that I couldn't - it was already past 4:30 pm.  If it was only 2 hours backed up I would not even be ready for the machine until around 7 pm.   He told me the scan itself would take anywhere from 30 min to an hour.  I would not be home until about 9 pm - if I was lucky.  This is on top of a school night where I had to be present for my classes and I had to call some of my students, I just could not do it.  He understood, he wrote me a note for work LOL, and gave me a phone card and a complimentary fruit basket for my inconvenience. So now I have to reschedule my appointment again! 

Anyway, while I was waiting to leave - Chris called me.   He was wondering why I wasn't responding to his messages hehehe! LOL Uh because I was at the hospital doing NOTHING! heheh.... Anyway, that was my evening.  Loads of fun, wasn't it!

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1 Sheesh! all that waiting around for nothing sounds frustrating! I hope it works out better for you and they fix all your medical issues.

Posted by: Shawn at February 07, 2008 11:02 AM (CgvKu)

2 Yeah me too. 

Honestly, I don't feel that bad anymore.  I am down to taking 1 pain pill a day.   In a couple of days I think even that will stop.  It's just annoying that I have to jump through all these hoops to get something done and then pay 1500. for the deductible for the pleasure of jumping through all these hoops!

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