I\u2019m really sorry to those who have been checking the blog for an update about my appointment on the 2nd. I\u2019ve had a few very busy weeks and lost my blogging mojo. My photo blog was affected too.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I have a few blog posts in action, so watch this space, but just to let you know that the scans on the 2nd October went well. I haven\u2019t had any further appointments through the post yet, but I know I have some due as the next step is a sensory hearing test, plus some balance tests too (I am so not looking forward to that one!). I won\u2019t hear the results of the scans until I see the consultant next, I might chase them up in a week or so if I haven\u2019t heard anything more.<\/p>\n
Although the scans themselves went fine, I was very glad when they were over. The MRI scan involved having to take my hearing aid and my glasses off and this meant I couldn\u2019t hear a thing, or see very much whilst in a machine that rumbled a lot and having to stay very still. You lose all sense of time, and whilst in the tunnel that you\u2019re pushed into you do have a small mirror that shows the doors so you know when someone is coming back in, it\u2019s a bit scary and not being able to hear or see (much), you feel quite vulnerable!<\/p>\n
I would like to know though, why, when the one time you need to be incredibly still, you get an itch on the bottom of your foot? I\u2019d also like to know if swallowing counts as moving? Whilst stuck in the tiny tunnel of the MRI machine, this is what I thought about!<\/p>\n
The CT wasn\u2019t as bad, as it\u2019s not quite so claustrophobic. You\u2019re also not left for as long! Although you do feel a little bit like you\u2019ve been transported onto the Enterprise the way the lights and machinery swishes around you. But I will name and praise the lovely staff in the scan department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (although the signage to the carpark is apalling!) as the nurse in particular who prepped me for each scan was lovely and kept me informed as to what was going to happen. Knowledge is key!<\/p>\n
Will write again soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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