So you want a Pet?

No, not that kind…this kind…a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan.

Tomorrow is my six month scan. We are hoping not to see any areas light up this time!  Today (Thursday) is the prep day. Starving the body of sugar and focusing on low carb eating.

A day of eating this…

And this…

 

Tomorrow (Friday) is just watery water…Nothing else!

Then, they inject the radioactive tracer…and allow it to circulate in the bloodstream.

One hour of sitting “Quietly”…no music, books, talking, moving, etc. They really mean it when they say sit quietly. After 1 hour, the dye has had a chance to circulate through the whole body (organs and tissue) and you’re ready for the scan to begin. Any areas of hypermetabolic  hungry cancer cells, will be activated and light up during the scan.

Then, the tube. It like a crystal ball to look at your innards.

And then waiting…for results…till Monday-an exercise in patience impatience. What makes you impatient? How do you cope?