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Today was one of the best days I’ve had in some time. I went out to Wawa for coffee this afternoon and found out they are giving away free 12 Oz coffees between 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm this week and next.
Cool!
I had my CT scan and it was uneventful. I asked the tech what she thought and see demurred to the official reader. I asked to see him, but the word cam back that he was too busy. I would like to know how he does his measurement. I have wondered of late, that if I tape a small metal ring of known dimension to my body and see how close he would come to the exact diameter. Perhaps I’ll send him a fax and see if he responds. I love driving medical people crazy.
I’ll call tomorrow and see if he’s had a chance to examine the scan. Although I feel a little trepidation, what is, is. I’ll just have to go from there.
One possibility would be, the parasite could be the same size, but be almost all scar tissue instead of living tissue. That’s a rather far-fetched idea, but a possibility. Only a PET scan could confirm or deny that possibility. They are VERY expensive and I would only go with this possibility if I thought there was a good chance of this giving me new information.
I saw the thing of TV about the radioactive glucose they use for PET scans. There is a special air force of Lear jets to move the radioactive glucose from where is it made to all the parts where it is used. Radioactive glucose can only be made in certain rather high tech facilities and it has a very short useful life. That means they have to get it to the radiology labs as quickly as possible.
On the dog front, I have no new news. We have yet to get a response to our query.
For now, I’m off to bed.
Posted by The Vorlon at October 16, 2006 8:37 PM