I just had to find a way to get through the MRI. That’s all there was to it. It had to happen. Look, I know I can do MRIs. I’ve proven time and time again that I can. It’s been quite a few since I last had a panicky one, and that’s because I’ve got…
Category: scans
You can’t eat anything for 6 hours prior…
Why is it that when fasting for a scan, all you can think about is food? Or at least a coffee. Tea? I did actually wake up at 6am on scan day so I could have my morning coffee. I accidentally made it too weak and sat there grumbling. Grumble grumble. But I made my…
Eye tests, MRIs and not much else to report, really…
I went to get an eye test at an optometrists the other day – protect my one beautiful remaining eye and all – and they asked me 4 times through the process why I’d decided to go get an eye test. I kinda thought it was just something that people did when they felt they…
There is no such thing as an open MRI. And other stories.
I was lied to! Maliciously! Ok, it was anything but malicious. Me? Dramatic? No, never. But I was told that UCLH has new MRIs that are open, so claustrophobia and panic will be but a distant memory. I did not see any proof of this. The MRI on Sunday was super enclosed. And it was…
The ongoing bits and pieces…
I mentioned in my last post that I hadn’t been able to have my scans. That’s not unique to me. Even though my main reasoning is primarily due to being stuck on the opposite side of the world, people who don’t have that barrier are also falling through the gaps. I read in The Lancet…
#scancitement – my version of #scanxiety
This post probably has more relevance for my cancer friends and family, the rest of you might not quite understand what I’m going on about, but please bear with me. Here is an insight into the world of regular scans. You might have heard (well… read…) me say before, I don’t get #scanxiety. I don’t…
The Cancer Chronicles 