Pull the covers back up over my eyes

• MRI (liver) at Barnes West County Imaging Center

Today's MRI seemed to take a longggg time. Laying in the machine, your mind does crazy things. I kept wondering if it was taking so long because they were seeing stuff. And that's scary to think about. And thanks to the below image of a CT scanner without the covers on that I came across earlier this week, I kept thinking about the heaviness of the machine. (Yes, I know, MRIs and CTs are done by two different machines, but to me they all look the same. I close my eyes pretty tightly as soon as they get me laid down in those things.) I also recently saw a You Tube video of a CT machine without covers on while it was operating. I definitely don't recommend watching that during the week of a scan. I mean, science is cool but timing is everything.

I do have an appointment with my oncologist NEXT Tuesday, but who can wait that long for test results? NOT ME. I left a message with his office to call me when the results became available and I was on my way home from work when the phone rang. I was happy to hear the NP's voice. (January's not-so-great news came from my oncologist directly.) The preliminary results suggest no changes in the liver lesions when compared to my most recent MRI, from 7 weeks ago. And everything else that can be seen in this MRI looks normal. It is good news... considering the break from chemo for dental work and considering that the liver lesions were "new" in January... at least new since my previous MRI in January 2015. So... we're happy? Yes, for today.

PS I love Stargate. As in saw-every-episode-and-movie-five-times love Stargate.