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Up Next: CT Scan #4

Ready for this one? I have a fat lip. I'm pretty sure my anethesiologist tried to punch me awake. He arrived late and then tried to convince me I probably didn't need him. I've been through enough B.S. that I nearly gave HIM a fat lip. "Start putting me to sleep, senator!"

I had no problem with the endoscopy today, just it was looong. I was there at 9:30 and didn't leave until about 2:30. The worst part was actually getting there. As I'm back on Oxycodone and it feels like someone shot or stabbed me in the chest I didn't plan on driving to the hospital this morning. But I had to-- my poor mother took a sleeping pill last night and was still dealing with the side effects when it was time to leave.

So the first half of the trip had her shaking her head and slapping her face to stay awake, and then I drove with a pillow under the seatbelt (ow, my port-a-cath is RIGHT under where the seatbelt shoulder strap goes!) and very little care for danger. Hey, I might have been drugged up, but I was driving like everyone else in Boston rush-hour traffic!

There were lots of accidents this morning but I promise we were neither in any nor the cause of any. And my mother won't be taking the sleeping pill again when we have to get up and go to the hospital!

I have to wait a week for the pathology results to come back. The doctor said he did a few biopsies but if he had to guess he would say it was nothing to be worried about. Wow, what can I do with THAT unhelpful information? I also went up to my surgeon's office to ask for an appointment since my side still hurts from the stomach surgery. Dr. Osteen is gone for 2 weeks so I'm hoping the doctor backing him up will find some time to see me.

I have nothing to do tomorrow and I'm absolutely thrilled. These past two days have been something else! I'm still scheduled to start chemotherapy on monday and this friday I have a CT scan (yes, another one!) in preparation for radiology.

Oh, back to the fat lip-- I think it's because of the endoscope. The doctor likely (accidentally) pinched me. Or he maybe did a biopsy of my lip for the hell of it. Or maybe he punched me in the face instead of the anesthesiologist! Anyway, a fat lip is the least of my worries. :)

posted by Jen at 8:58 PM