7:00 am Chest X-Ray
7:30 am PET Prep
8:00 am PET/CT Injection and Localization
9:30 am PET/CT
11:00 am Appt. with Thoracic Surgeon
12:30 pm MRI Prep
1:00 pm MRI with and without Contrast
2:30 pm Labs
Things were cruising along just fine until 8:00 a.m. For the many of the tests and scans you undergo, there are specific instructions. The PET/CT is no exception. The folks called last night to confirm the appointment and go over the instructions. E. was to eat no food for six hours prior to the PET, but could drink water. He was instructed though to take all his usual medications. He clarified that he was supposed to take both his anti-seizure and his diabetes medications in the morning prior to the test. Affirmative.
Oops. He was supposed to take all his usual medications EXCEPT his diabetes medications. We should know that by now, but honestly as familiar as these tests become, sometimes they all kind of blend together and it's hard to remember which instructions were for which test. They sent E. to the cafeteria with orders to eat a high protein breakfast and drink lots of water. He was then to return to Take #2 of the PET at 3:00. So, basically, the morning appointments got shifted to the afternoon.
The one appointment that we had to cancel was with the thoracic surgeon. Since E. didn't have any tests or scans completed, there wasn't really anything we could discuss with him, unless we just wanted to chit chat. We were both disappointed as the thoracic surgeon and his physician's assistant are by far our favorites. They have gone way above and beyond in E.'s treatment and we trust them implicitly. The strange thing is that after that rogue malignant lymph node was found during our first visit to MD Anderson, surgery was essentially taken off the table for E. That means that E. really has no need for a thoracic surgeon to even be on his team. I think the surgeon and his P.A. must be kind of partial to E. too because they always want to see him too. The thoracic surgeon doesn't see patients on Thursday, but the P.A. said that they would consult with us by phone and make sure to meet up with us on our next trip to Texas.
E. didn't finish with his scans until almost 6:00. Whew. Is it bedtime yet?
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