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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / April 2005What the doctor said
I have decided I don't like CAT scans. Anyway - the opthamologist called today to say that the CAT scan showed no abnormalities whatsover. No signs of TIAs, no tumors, and no clots. She asked if I had had any further symptoms, which I haven't, so she wants to see me again just to make sure she hasn't missed something. I wish she could be my PCP because she's been incredible on following up on every test I've taken so far. Bottom line....another unexplained mystery that may never be solved. Sigh. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ well, no tumors, clots or TIAs is good, but that doesn't give you any excuse for being such a nut ;) So glad it's looking like it's "just one of those things" and hopefully it will never appear again.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare {{{{{{{{{{{DeeTee}}}}}}}}}}}} Glad to hear that nothing serious was found and praying that the symptoms never return and it was just a passing thing whatever it was! Hugs! Donna G DeeTee, What the heck did they do to you that you don't like Cat Scans. Mine have always been easy. As long as they give me the pre-meds so I don't have a reaction. What did they do to our precious, kind and sweet DeeTee to make her not like them. I will come back there and bop them for you. ;-) That is good I think that you didn't show signs of a stroke. But now it is the not knowing what is happening that is the problem. I hate that. I feel for you and my heart goes out to you. I am glad they are checking to make sure they didn't miss anything though. That is a good thing. I hope you keep us posted on how you are doing and how things are going. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo >I have decided I don't like CAT scans. Anyway - the opthamologist called >today to say that the CAT scan showed no abnormalities whatsover. No signs [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ > ________________________________ Weeellllllll - I have short little legs and they had this tall table and said, "Hop up and lay down." I don't hop anymore, but I did manage to get up there and lay down. Then he puts my chin on my chest and says not to move it. This was 20 minutes before they turned on the machine! Then he tried to put an IV in my left arm and I thought the arm would fall off from the tourniquet until he said he would have to try the right arm. We repeat the session on the other side. Then he puts my arm across my belly and says not to move it. My shoulders by this time are complaining about having my chin on my chest and now they have to hold my arm with no support. THEN he puts the IV medicine in after I tell them I am allergic to shellfish. He asked if I had ever had a contrast before. I said yes because they did one with an MRI once. They looked at each other and said I should be fine. The IV was started and I got really hot really fast. The test itself lasted about 4-5 minutes and then he came and pulled out the IV and said I could go. I told him I needed help sitting up and, of course, my back by that time (about 20-25 minutes of laying flat) refused to function. I had to sit on the bed for a minute and they looked at me like I was a freak. Then I "hopped" down with the aid of my cane. I went down the hallway and sat in the waiting room of the opthamology clinic which I had to pass to get to my car. I just sat there for about 15-20 minutes until my body realized I was upright again and then was able to drive home. It was certainly not the most unpleasant test I've ever had, but it was not something I'm in a hurry to repeat. They meant well, so we'll forego the bopping this time. Thanks, though. Hugs, DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > DeeTee, > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ >> ________________________________ > Weeellllllll - I have short little legs and they had this tall table and > said, "Hop up and lay down." I don't hop anymore, but I did manage to get [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > They meant well, so we'll forego the bopping this time. Thanks, though. > Hugs, DeeTee the most dreaded phrase in my family was so and so "meant well", dreaded because none of us ever wanted that phrase applied to any of us. we knew it meant that somebody felt that a particular "so and so" was not with the program. truth is, your techs weren't paying attention, hon. if they had been, they would have been able to tell that you were not doing well with it, accommodated your physical needs and would have heard you say you were allergic to shellfish. (((((((((deetee)))))))) i'm with sj, sweetie. they needed some kind of a virtual whack upside the head to wake them up, so that they would be in the present moment, with the present patient. heck, that's why so many people die in hospitals when they shouldn't have. i'm sorry it went that way for you, sweetie, on all counts, including and especially no answers. it's discouraging and disappointing to go through so much and come out of it with nothing to show for your inconvenience, time and what you had to endure. as others have said, hopefully, there are no reruns of the episode that put you through all this and that it was a passing thing. maybe and hopefully, it really was just one of those weird and transient viruses. kate > ________________________________ > DeeTee and Bob Taggart [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>> http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ >>> ________________________________ It sure sounds like they did not treat you right at all. I would have been so ticked and let them know about it too. ;-) If you have an allergy to shellfish they should have premedded you before doing the scan. They always do me. But then again, i have the allergy and also asthma that could be a major problem if I had a reaction so maybe that is why they do me. I feel for you and my heart goes out to you that you had to go thru that. I wish it would have been a better experience for you. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo .. > Weeellllllll - I have short little legs and they had this tall table and > said, "Hop up and lay down." I don't hop anymore, but I did manage to get [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 > http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ Well, I don't think it was the Cat Scan but the operators of the scan. What jerks. Be sure to tell which ever doctor ordered it exactly how it went. They should know what jerks are running the machinery. You should have just laid there until they helped you up. ugh Duckie > Weeellllllll - I have short little legs and they had this tall table and > said, "Hop up and lay down." I don't hop anymore, but I did manage to get [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] >>>http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ >>>________________________________ Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Oh - he did help me up. He came over and held out his arm and I grabbed and pulled. But what confused them was that I just sat there once I was up. Then I said, "I'll need my cane." and he realized what I had been trying to say to him and he went over and got my cane, helped me down and held my coat for me. They were trying to be helpful but it was as though they hadn't done any gimps before and couldn't understand. They were both about 15 years old. Okay - maybe 20. LOL DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > Well, I don't think it was the Cat Scan but the operators of the scan. > What jerks. Be sure to tell which ever doctor ordered it exactly how it [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] >>>>http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ >>>>________________________________ I still would tell someone. They need to learn and if not called on the carpet for it, how will they. Just got the manager of the drugstore calling me about the small issue I had yesterday when I try to tell the higher store manager that they needed to do something about the wheelchair carts or lack of them. I called the lower manager a bitch, which she is, and he dismissed me out of hand. Mike the drugstore manger called to see how I was. Said he found out who it was and knows that is not like me which means I was in pain and provoked. He knew something was up so I told him all about it. He was headed to upper upper management after the phone call. Telling the lower manager that the cart is broken week after week after week gets me nowhere. The handicap are waiting turns for the one working cart and yesterday, when the lady who was using it got off and I on, I discovered it was out of power. By the time I had nursed it around the store, picking up the few items I needed plus John's drugs, I was even in more pain and tired. the upper manager is lucky I didn't call him names. idiot. I spent $315 this month on my drugs and another $30 on John plus any groceries we buy. But if they don't need my business.... Mike was going to go call him names for me. sigh... You just got to tell someone. Print out what you wrote and take it in to your next appointment. Duckie > Oh - he did help me up. He came over and held out his arm and I grabbed and > pulled. But what confused them was that I just sat there once I was up. 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