June 9, 2017

Today was my CT scan.  I've never had one before.  I had to lie down on the bed and then the machine moves you in and out of the scanner. I had to hold my breath while it was scanning.  The interesting part was when they injected dye contrast into my veins.  Immediately I felt a warm/hot sensation course through my body.  I got so uncomfortable, that for a minute I thought I might have a little panic attack or something.  I just got a wave of nausea and dizziness and it felt like a hot flash.  But then it started to subside.  I held my breath and they took another scan.  Then I had to wait there for about ten minutes so that hopefully the dye could get into my bladder.  Then the machine scanned me again.

When I got up and got dressed, I looked into the mirror and my face was flushed and blotchy.  One of the hardest parts was that I had gone running this morning and then I had to be fasting for my scan.  I was starving.  Famished, actually.

Sunee had the boys again.  We all went to Chic-fil-A for lunch.  It was crowded as always.  That place is beloved by so many people!!  After that, we took the kids to the Children's Museum.  They had the best time ever.  It was hard to eventually pull them away.  Owen was so cute.  He got all dressed up like a grocer.  He had on an apron and a Smith's hat.  He stood at the cash register while Sunee, and Lance and I shopped in the cutest little grocery store.  Then Sunee showed him how to actually ring up the groceries and use the cash register.  Owen loved it.  He was working so hard to punch in the numbers and total up the groceries.  It was the cutest thing ever.  And Lance was pushing his cart around shopping and bringing items for Owen to scan.  It was a lot of fun.

Lance at The Children's Museum

Greg got home a bit early today so we took Lance and went out shopping.  We bought a couple of ottomans for our family room makeovers.  And I saw a bunch of things I wanted to buy.  Greg wasn't so sure, so I said I'd come back later.

At home we made hamburgers with the boys and watched an NBA Finals game.  We are all anxious and nervous to hear the results of my CT scan.  But I'm sure that no news is good news.  If this all checks out, then I've just got to be careful that I don't keep getting bladder infections.

Another day.  I'm going to run a long one tomorrow.  Since most of my running group is out of town, I'll be on my own.  I'm nervous and doubting whether or not I can even do it.  But my toe is feeling okay in a shoe.  And come marathon day, I WILL be standing there at the beginning.  No matter what.