Stephen's funeral was really nice. I didn't really know Stephen that well, but I know how much he meant to my mom. It was nice to hear my grandpa talk about some of the memories he had of Stephen and how much he meant to him and my grandma. My family does not like to show their emotions that often, so it is nice when they actually do.
After the funeral part my dad and I had to leave for Davis Hospital. My appointment was scheduled at 1pm and I was taken back right away. They put an I.V. in my arm (which went smoother than I thought, my veins are really hard to find). The tech. injected a radioactive dye through the I.V., I had to wait a couple minutes before we could begin the rest of the process. After a few minutes I got onto a table (which was more like a board) to begin. The picture below is similar to what the machine looked like...
The tech. pushed some buttons and I began moving back towards the image zone. This is where the hard part began; I was not allowed to move anymore. In fact they put a wrap around my arms to keep them in place. On the right side of me I had two computer monitors where I could watch when an image was being taken and how long it would last. On the other monitor was the images that were being taken. It was cool to watch the dye move from my liver to eventually my gallbladder. This process took an hour. After this part the tech hooked up a drip into my I.V. that had a drug that would make my gallbladder contract. It was supposed to simulate my gallbladder releasing bile. This part was a bit painful, since it mimicked the pain that I have been having. During this time the machine would take an image every minute and lasted a full 30 minutes.
At 3:20pm the tech. happily stated, "okay we are all done now!"---music to my ears! I was so grateful to be able to move. After the 1.5 hours though I was pretty stiff. I should have the results either Tuesday or Wednesday. I will update then!!!
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