Yeap I am hot. Radioactive that is... As of noon yesterday I had 25 mCu of Tc-99. Hopefully it is much less now. It has been 15 hours. So that is more than two half lives. First 12.5 then 6.125. I bet I have less than 5 now, especially since you lose the radioactive tracer through urination too.
Well the scan went fine. I was given the tracer intraveneously at noon (the nurse did a wonderful job of giving the injection) and then went back at 4 for the scan. Basically you lay down on the strecher and they bring a 2'x2' platform (the sensor) very close to your body (a little clostrophobic- it almost touches your nose) starting on your head and the sensor moves very slowly towards your toes. I was done in half an hour.
I don't know the results, of course the technicians are not supposed to tell me. So I have to wait till Monday for my Dr to call.
I am a little worried, thus the blog post at 3 am. I am staying at my father in law's house. The girls and Dan came by for half an hour to see me last night. It was nice to see them. They were wild as usual. I will go back home in the morning to fix their hair for ballet. By then it should be less than 3 mCu. I think that as long as I don't sit too close to them we should be alright.
I pray that I will have the wisdom and strength for whatever the future holds.
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