Yesterday I met with the Surgeon.  No news, but we are just in the stages of meeting the doctors who are on my team and what they do and what role they play.  So far I feel very comfortable with all my doctors.  So that’s a good thing.

Today I had my first PET/CT scan. Well whoo freakin hoo….Lots of sitting around and not being able to read or have my phone for 2 hours was a challenge.  So you go in, you sit and relax.  They give you Valium…that was awesome.  Then they put an IV in your arm and make you sit there.  Then test your blood sugar.  Because well the isotopes are glucose so…for it to work I had to eat high fat low carb the night before.  No food or anything for 4 hours before the appt.  If your blood sugar is too high they won’t do the test.  So After they have you sit for an hour they move you into this little room.  Again you sit there for like 20 minutes then they inject you with isotope that is “specifically designed for you.”  How special do I feel at this point.  Now I get to drink this white milky drink that kinda tastes like room temperature berry shake.  Maybe it wasn’t bad because I hadn’t had anything to eat since 4:00pm the night before.  But then you get to sit some more for 45 minutes.  When it’s your turn they take the IV out.  (thank god!)  Then you get to lay there again. (lots of lying around today).  So for 30 minutes I had my arms over my head, feet rubber banded together, and pillows on either side of my head.  DO NOT MOVE!    Well it wasn’t as bad as the MRI really.  A lot more quiet.  Kind of soothing.  Of course because I have this obsessive compulsive thing….it took about 3.5 minutes for each section they took pictures.  Yes I seek out patterns.  Like yeah..what else are you going to do when you have to just lay there count time!!!!  Then finally….TA! DA! You are then done.  They take you back to where you started to take your blood pressure and make sure you have a clue. (I was touch and go on the having a clue)   I honestly think I have way too much fun in a hospital.  I asked if I could take some of that Milk/berry contrast home because it was THAT good.  The nurse offered me like a whole bottle to take with me if I wanted.  I didn’t take it…I didn’t want the other patients to be jealous that I got to take it home.  But once again….success…got everyone I came in contact to laugh today.

So, home.  Yeah….nothing is going to be happening with me the rest of the day….Said Milky/berry contrast is not a friend….it is an evil foe.  And that’s all I’ll say about that!

All the tests should be done.  The docs will sit around and talk about me and what they think they should do with me tomorrow.  Then Friday they will present their ideas to me and I will approve or send them back to the drawing board.  I do have a pre-op appointment on Monday for my chest port.  I wasn’t real keen on that until today.  You can really only be poked in the arms so many times before it starts to hurt.  So this will make everything easier or everyone…especially me….and really that’s all that matters!  (ME! ME! ME! ME! MEEEEEE!)

Well that’s all I got up to this point with all that!

The house.  Geeze Louise!  Spent most of the day on the phone yesterday trying to get the bank dude to do his job.  In the two other houses we have purchased we have never had to constantly stay on top of the bank to make sure deadlines are met.  I mean if I had heard one more time that “I don’t have that” when I have the email that I sent with that….I was going to ring his neck!  That and don’t tell me you mailed something when you didn’t.  (The bank is literally 3 blocks from where our apartment is….why are we mailing anything?  I can come get that shit)

OH!  and Total rant from bank visit.  So I just wanted to cash a check.  (I drove because I was running errands and had the dog) In a normal setting you park, go in, they punch the numbers, stamp it and give you money.  Well, we aren’t normal.  I go to park in the fast parking space where there isn’t a meter…because I’m only going to be like 5 minutes.  So woman cuts me off and takes my spot.  Fine…choice words were said and then  I go around the block and park…everything downtown is metered parking.  They have a new metering system.  So I park get out and there is a line of 3 people trying to figure out how the machine works.  oi.  So I run in figure I can just quick get this check cashed and I’ll be out.  Yeah…I crack myself up.  I get to the teller and I guess he’s new or something….So he is trying to find the numbers on the keyboard. So I’m like…I’m going to run out real quick to see if the line has gone down so I can pay this stupid meter.  He’s like “okay”  Well I got out and you have to put in your license plate number (got new license plate the other day so no idea what my plate number is) and then pick if you want 30 minutes for $.50 or more.   Don’t even need 30 minutes but it’s the least amount of time you can choose.  I have no change, I have a dollar.  It doesn’t take dollars.  I get out my card.  It doesn’t take a card for any amount under $1. Okay.  Run back in the bank.  Teller is still fumbling through my 9 digit account number (still).  Finally I’m like…”how can I make this easier for you?”  Blank stare.  “If I just deposit this in the ATM out front would that work better for you?”  The teller next to him says “yes, that would be quicker.”  Okay fantastic.  Go out front and deposit the flipping check into the ATM and then withdraw the amount.  WOW.  I mean really….why is this hard?

Went to get Cleo’s dog license yesterday.  Yeah they don’t just give you the tag…they have to send in the paperwork (to another office 5 minutes on the other side of town) and then mail it to you.  ?????  whatever.  So then we go to get our drivers licenses…yeah…guess who didn’t walk out with actual drivers license….because why?  Oh they have to mail that to you too.  This is not a very efficient state/town from what I have observed so far.

Oh transition.  How much fun…..