Bone scan

Today we did the bone scan. This is, as far as I understand it, a test to see if any cancer has metastasized into the bones (a bad thing). We were slated to arrive at the hospital at 9:30 when they would inject DKO with something radioactive. We would then return three hours later for them to do the actual test.

The initial visit meant they had to find a vein, which is always a problem, but apparently that went well.

We left the hospital and hung out in the department for a few hours while dko wrote letters and met with students (and I met with Mizuki who's visiting from Montana). We went back to the hospital at 12:30. The scan apparently went hitchlessly (though I had to endure the "whiner family" in the waiting room for a half hour or so).

Unfortunately, we had to wait around for the doctor on call to "check the films" before we could leave, so we went to lunch in the hospital cafeteria. Sounds gruesome, but it's not all that bad. No problem with the films, so we left for: i) JoAnn's for a treat for dko, ii) Goodwill to drop off stuff, and iii) the post office.

My space. The whiners were a drag, but it's really nice to have the laptop so I can distract myself while hanging out in the various waiting rooms.