The Diet Continues

I had my scan this morning. I would have been unpleasant for anyone claustrophobic, as it comes about a millimeter from your face. For me, it was a 45 minute nap. You have to stay very still, but they put your arms on armrests and hold your feet together with a bit elastic and its dark. Zzzzz.

I'll spare you the details, but last night (and the pre-scan Mag Citrate) was not a lot of fun. I didn't have to start until 6, so I still got it a really solid stair workout, but after that, I felt pretty ill all night. I started reading the warnings on the bottle, but gave it up after two of them:

-Rectal bleeding is not normal and you should see a doctor (no kidding?)
-Mag Citrate is not recommended for people on low sodium diets unless recommend by a doctor.

At this point I stopped reading (I'd already been given the directions) and started drinking. It's actually pretty hard to get down, but you are allowed to mix (Vodka, just kidding, that would be dehydrating, or I might have!), so I grabbed a 7up from work, which helped a lot.

The Mag Citrate that I had to drink was given to me (by the nice folks at Nuclear Med) in a paper bag. It was as if people in the hospital would see it from afar and snigger. Seriously, who would recognize a bottle of Mag Citrate. Of course off of the other people walking out of Nuclear Med were carrying paper bags too. I looked at them like I knew their dirty little secrets.

Unfortunately, I have to go back in Monday morning for another scan. Just a quick one, but it means that I have to stay on this blasted diet for another couple of days. It's just a couple of days, no big deal, but I'm kind of disappointed. There were big celebration plans (mostly involving eating chips) this weekend on the way to and in Fernie. The real hassle will just be having to bring all of my own food again. I may have to carry rice in my Camelbak instead of a Powerbar in case I need some food on the trail.

Ps. I realized the other day that all of my 'thyroid' tags should really say 'lack of thyroid'. I'll change that at some point.