HIDA Scan

Wow. I seriously overworried. That was about the most chill diagnostic test ever. I had an almost pleasant experience. The worst part was when I forgot to lock the door on the bathroom and some man tried to walk in while I was peeing before the test! I got one little needle stick that was about as painless as a needle stick could be, then I laid on a pillow on my back for an hour and a half. I even fell asleep during one part of the test. The technician even said I could use my phone while I was lying there. Now I just wait for the results to see if my gallbladder sucks at its job or not. So if anyone out there in the world is looking at this post because they googled HIDA Scan, please be calm. The test was virtually painless for me and there were no ill effects. Be Chill.

Scurred!

I am lying awake in my bed right now, wishing I had taken a nice tranquilizer at 11:59 p.m. so I could sleep. I have an appointment in the morning for a HIDA scan Gallbladder test and was told by the nurse at my doctor's office not to eat or drink or take anything and I mean ANYTHING after Midnight tonight. So I am freaking out about the experience that awaits me at the Regional Medical Center tomorrow morning, partially because I have no idea what is going to happen or how it is going to affect me and because I'm afraid I'm gonna have to pay $500 for a test that will tell me nothing is wrong. My biggest fear, though, is the damn needles. They have to inject me with a couple of things--the actual radioactive stuff and some fake bile to test how well my gallbladder is working. I personally do not love injections. I'm also scared to death because I'm slightly (and sometimes not so slightly) claustrophobic and I've been told this could be a problem. I mean, what if I get in there tomorrow and have a full-blown wig out?? P.S. reading other people's experiences on the internet can be fun, funny, helpful, and downright terrifying. I have no idea whether this thing will go off without a hitch, or if I will be puking my guts up gently for the last thirty minutes so as not to mess up the scan. Another issue I will face is complete and utter boredom as I will have to sit perfectly still with zero entertainment for around an hour and a half. SCARY! Especially for someone like me who can't sit still for two minutes. I'm thinking this is 2009, can't y'all just put me to sleep for this kind of thing?? So I guess I can spend the hour or so practicing my meditation, or more likely, freaking out about tons of things at work that are outside of my control. Fun! Anyway, I will try to remember to get on here with the actual story and result of my test. I'm gonna attempt to sleep while unmedicated again.