Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Bone Scan Day


From a night shift in the ER to nuclear medicine for a bone scan. I was disappointed to learn the technetium does not fluoresce my pee, I will not glow in the dark, and I have no superpowers. They did give me a warm blanket and a cot to lie on for the two hours it takes to circulate into your bones. 


The scan itself is peaceful and quiet - the opposite of an MRI. Fun fact: a breast MRI is like a perverted massage table - you lie face down on a face cradle, only there are boob holes for your gals to hang through. I’ve experienced almost every type of radiology imaging that exists in the past month. Better go hydrate those kidneys! 

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