You want to do what?!!

[Raggedy-Ann]

I went to the hospital thinking I was going to have an MRI so my anxiety was up. I check in and go to the imaging room. The woman behind the desk said the doctor was in the ER and it would be a few minutes until I could get my nuclear imaging done. Did she say NUCLEAR? I had her clarify. before I could google nuclear imaging another woman came in and said she could take me to get my CT scan first. What CT scan? Do you have the right person? Yes. Soon I was freezing on a table and being passed in and out of the huge doughnut hole, Hold you breath.... exhale, hold your breath... in and out. We finish and I am back in the waiting room. Nuclear imaging- inject a small amount of radio active material...... WTF!! My new pulmonologist was ordering all sorts of tests. Nobody called me to explain how to prepare for the test, why it was necessary, what to expect, side effects.... Today I was blindly injected with radio active material. My anxiety was so bad I froze. I became a solid. Home I called the crisis line,... she was appalled but not very helpful. Anxiety meds kicking in.... I feel polluted.

[Raggedy-Ann]

Amen

[Nothingnoted]

 raggedy I would feel the same way too I hope you're feeling better I'm really sorry you have to go through that giving you warm hugs💜💜💜💜

[Raggedy-Ann]

Thank you, I needed that.

[EarthSitter1]

I had the same happened to me a couple of years ago had gone in to hospital with queried blood clots in my lungs. It turned out not to be that. I ended up being admitted to hospital for 5 days and having Nuclear imaging and a CT scan plus a couple of other scans and multiple blood tests , each time a Porter suddenly appeared by my bed saying “I’ve come to take you for a test” and I didn’t know what until I got to the department, it’s amazing how it doesn’t seem to occur to the doctors that we may like to actually know or have a choice about what they’re going to do to us 🤔

[Raggedy-Ann in reply to EarthSitter1]

Give a person a heads up. I felt like I had no choice.

[EarthSitter1 in reply to Raggedy-Ann]

Exactly 💙

[Dolphin14]

I'm sorry this happened to you, Its not right to shuffle someone around without explanation.

The wording we use in medicine can send someone over the edge. Saying we are going to CT scan,is because that's where the MRI machine is, doesn't help you. It's how we speak and some people forget the person they are escorting has no clue what we are talking about.

I know you were afraid and taken off guard. My best advice would be to press the stop button on anyone that is saying something you don't understand. Refuse to go anywhere until you get an explanation. Never take a medication without medication teaching. Don't let anyone's rushed attitude make you feel like you can't slow them down and be educated.

I know this doesn't fix this situation but moving forward I hope it may be helpful.

How are you feeling now?

🐬

[Raggedy-Ann]

Nuclear medicine was scary. Now, I am feeling a bit better, was quite ill yesterday ok and this morning. I am happy it's the weekend. I can putter around the house and yard. I have lots of projects I've started ... that need my attention. I am feeling really scattered. I am also very tired. Sleep, do something, sleep.... I pulled down almost all of a drop ceiling in a spare bedroom, I am slowly prepping my kitchen to paint it. I need to hang up some hooks in my shed so I can hang my garden tools. Mow the lawn and water it. I need to finish putting the wrap on my refrigerator, bake a chocolate zucchini cake. ......sleep.