Medical tests

Tuesday I went for my MRI. I wasn’t sure that I could tolerate being in the tube for 45 minutes but did it successfully. I think I made it through because I never opened my eyes, prayed and imagined looking up at our ceiling. I had to have some dye injected in my veins about 30 minutes into the procedure. I did well with that too. I next went for a sonogram of my aorta to check for an aneurism. That was non invasive procedure but I was very uncomfortable with the amount of pressure the technician applied to my stomach and chest. I was supposed to have fasted but had drunk some coffee. I don’t know what difference that made. I think things must have been acceptable because the tech didn’t say anything like, “Your doctor will call you this afternoon.” I came home to get ready to go to the volunteer luncheon at the foundation building. We enjoyed the catered meal and the presentation on advancements in knee and hip replacement by a young orthopedic surgeon. We came home and began preparing a statement to send to the girls saying what we are willing to pay for during our spring vacation in Alabama. We didn’t finish before I had to go for my review with the sleep doctor. He told me to get a body pillow, never sleep on my back and consider coming to spend another night to see if a mask will help me. I do have serious problems breathing while I sleep. I returned home a full hour later than I should have come. We went to the afternoon soiree with the 50 other members of the bike club. We had a good time but didn’t eat many of the snacks because we had eaten a huge lunch. We returned home and finished our break proposal. We watched some TV and I blogged. I also called to learn whether the Trail’s End group would allow Roy to pick up the cushions. The woman in charge agreed to bring the cushions back. We finished the evening watching “The Office” and the news. Evelyn has an ultra sound exam in McAllen tomorrow morning.