Yesterday was bone scan #2….. to look further into the area on my upper spine that has appeared since the last scan.  So more scanxiety for a couple of weeks while I wait to hear the results. This time for some reason I am not as worried, I don’t know if it’s because I am becoming numb to getting poked and prodded and “stuff”, or maybe it’s just because I feel much stronger in a mental capacity lately. I am taking control so to speak now that I am strong enough to exercise and I have been eating good healthy stuff.  No more combo #1’s for me with a diet coke chaser… Those days are over, they have to be.  It bothers me that even though it’s been 4 months since liver surgery, my abdomen is still not strong enough to handle any bouncy-bouncy type exercising, but walking and swimming every day should get me there. At least I am able to work up a sweat on the treadmill by walking fast, so that counts. I opened my big mouth to my surgeon and said that I would lose 30 lbs by January (he wants me to drop 20, but I challenged him to 30). Yep, I know, stupid. I just want this third surgery so bad… to put me back together, I am not letting anything get in my way, and yes, I am referring to that “C” word.
Did you know that if you have a bone scan that you may set off detectors at the border? They inject you with some radioactive “stuff” and it can stay in your system for up to 5 days, so if you are going on a trip you need a special certificate. It amazes me that our bodies can handle this stuff.  With the scans I have been getting this year, my insides must light up like a Christmas tree. Guess my holiday decorating is already done? Â
Thank you to my friend Sher for treating me to lunch to pass the time away between my appointments yesterday. Your spirit always keeps me smiling… not to mention I smell good with the lotion you gave me too!  Thank you so much!