We had no trouble getting to the imaging center by 8:00.  I’d had nothing to eat or drink since 11:50. (I was officially NPO after midnight, and I happened to wake up thirsty, so I took some water).  They took me inside by 8:15.  The beginning of the scan was easy, and there was no contrast so I didn’t have to drink nasty barium stuff and they didn’t give me iodine intravenously.  They were doing my head and my chest.  The chest part was pretty unpleasant because of the position of my arms.  They were locked behind my head, but my head was resting on a cradle that was part of the machine, so my hands were under the support for that cradle.  The position was awful, and it felt like I had to hold it forever.  When they finally took me out of the machine I needed the tech to help me release my right arm.

But we were done by 8:45 and at the hospital (repeat of the blood draw) by nine.  We had to sign in and wait to be called, but it wasn’t long.  It didn’t seem to me that they were all that sure what test(s) they were supposed to do.  I haven’t heard from the oncologist, so I don’t know about my clotting time (and eligibility for the protocol) yet.

Meantime, I still hadn’t eaten.  My sweetie had brought along one of those nutritional supplement drinks, but I dislike them well enough to figure that, as we were headed home directly, I’d just wait for real food at home.  So that’s what I did.  My legs felt like lead on the way home, but I did feel a lot stronger once I’d eaten.

Meanwhile I was supposed to help a neighbor learn how to handle a mailing list I’ve been running for the co-op, but I was far too depleted to do that, so I just let her know that I couldn’t make it.  (I’d warned her that they’d thrown more tests at me, and that this might happen.)

I rested for a bit and then actually did some work.  I can’t say I’m the world’s most efficient employee at this stage, but there are things I can do, and I’m trying to keep up with them.

So tomorrow is port placement, very early.  They say to shower before because you can’t for three days afterwards.  No vigorous aerobic exercise either.  I wonder whether that includes sex.