Saturday, 7 January 2012

Doctors appointment details

Hey Everyone,
So I definitely failed at the memory thing haha but oh well. So yesterday I had my doctors appointment with my new doctor Dr. Lee. I found out through family friends that he is a Christian and prays with you before he does your radiation if you ask him too so that was very encouraging and comforting. Also, from the time I woke up yesterday I had the song "I stand amazed" (I posted the link below) stuck in my head. Yes, it's an old hymn, but it reminded me how much God loves me and it made me so thankful that He has brought me through all this, and yet, He had to endure pain way worse than what I experienced. 
He started out by Dr. Lee asking what all happened so he could hear it from the direct source. So we told him how it all happened and such so he could know all the side effects that I had from the hemorrhage and then he did a few tests to see what my mobility on my right side was like now. 
Then he started to explain what radiation is and how it all works and then the part that really scared me. It's really not that big of a deal but it's not like I would choose it if it didn't need to be done. But let me start with the small testing stuff he told me before the scary stuff. I have to go get blood tests which I obviously wasn't thrilled about since the needles and no matter how many you get and that I have gotten, you just don't get used to something like that. Then he told me that I will have to get a angio CT scan which involves yet again MORE NEEDLES!! An IV yay!!! NOT! haha. but at least its not the type that I have to be put asleep for and them going through an incision that they make in my leg. This test only requires an IV and they inject the die and do the CT scan. That part in not excited about BUT it will be alright. 
Now onto the scary part, well at least for me it sounds scary. So that they do they radiation correctly since they can only do it once and hopefully make no mistakes, they have to put a metal frame on my head. I will have to wear this for at least 7 hours that day. It weighs 6-7 lbs so any bball girls that are reading this, I'm doing my weight training, just Kim style ;) hahaha. Anyway, for this to be on my head for that long, they have to put freezing cream on my scalp and then USING NEEDLES, even if they arent that big, will inject more freezing under my scalp so that they metal legs that are leaning on my head don't hurt my head too much. 
Yup not to excited about that, but I do know God will be with me. There is no doubt about that.
For the radiation, they take that CT scan to see the shape of the AVM and use the computer on the radiation machine (sorry for my non-medical terms, but I DID have a brain hemorrhage hah) to generate a beam in the exact same shape as my AVM. I thought that was pretty cool!!
Dr. Lee was wonderful and kept us in his office until all of our questions were answered... it ended up being a half an hour long!! After my radiation, I will go back annually for scans to see the progress the radiation is making. 
So that is about it! Any questions do not hesitate to text me or send me a message on facebook! Thanks for the prayer and support!!
I ask for prayer for:
- God to calm my fears and anxiousness about the tests and radiation
- Thankfulness to God for the wonderful doctor he has blessed me with.
-For people I know struggling with ongoing illness

 

The Song: I Stand Amazed = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtqG3EdGiGQ&feature=related

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