Greetings from room 309, where the fun never ends!! We tried to get some sleep last night, but there were a lot of interruptions. Every drug is administered according to a schedule, and a lot of the scheduled times are in the middle of the night, therefore, neither one of us gets much sleep. Sarah finally fell into a deep sleep around 6 am, so naturally the nurses had to wake her up by 7am to drink the contrast for the PET Scan. Transport was at the door at 7:30, and we were off to the 4th floor. We entered the prep room and the tech went to get Sarah's injection ready. The needle is secured in a metal box, the box in a radioactive proof metal cabinet, when he came back in, he told us that after the dye was injected into sarah's port, she would have to sit for 45 minutes and then she would have the 25 minute scan. Meanwhile, he told me I had to go to the waiting room, so I would not be exposed to the radioactive material, just what a mother wants to hear, I expect to see Sarah glowing in the dark tonight!! So, I sat for almost 2 hours waiting for her to be done, the waiting room had a coffee machine, so my time was spent loading up on caffeine. When we got back to the room, Sarah was excited to see her breakfast tray, the steroids make her so hungry. Our favorite massage therapist arrived shortly after breakfast, Sarah really needed her massage after all the stressful tests she has had. We relaxed and Sarah took a nap after lunch, then it was time for company. Sarah's elementary school principal, who is also a great friend, came for a visit. It was great catching up with her. Greg also came to see us, and entertain us with the latest painting update. Somehow, I get the feeling that Sarah will not be back in her room anytime soon. Apparently the boys have a few kinks to work out in their system!!
Time for me to go get a mini massage at the caregivers center, so I will be able to face my chair/bed tonight. Sarah is happily catching up on the latest Hollywood gossip in her new magazines.
Bye for now,
M
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