Monday was a bad day. I had to be to work early, and I knew I’d work late. I woke up late and drove to work… for the first time in months. I’m glad I did, as I was at work until 8:30pm. It did feel strange to not ride a bike on a workday.
I had an appointment with my family doctor on Tuesday morning. It was a follow-up due to my hospital stay recently. My family doctor is in New Albany. Yes, I rode the bike. There was really nothing to find as far as my intestinal problems that sent me to the hospital. Things happen. On the other hand, the CT scan I was given in the ER showed “something” on my liver. The CT scan didn’t get a good enough picture of it to make a determination what “it” is. My doctor ordered an MRI for a better image.
Anyway, I rode to work from the doctor’s office, then home later. I had 29 miles on Tuesday, more than making up for my Monday driving.
Today, Wednesday, was my MRI appointment at Floyd Memorial, again in New Albany. I rode my bike again. I discovered that Floyd Memorial has a good-sized bike rack at the front entrance. It’s your typical “wheel bender” type, but I just locked up next to it. My bike was the only one there.
I wasn’t allowed anything to eat or drink today before the MRI. Riding there with no food or coffee was not my idea of a good time. Luckily the MRI was over quickly, and I grabbed a coffee and a snack from the hospital coffee shop before heading out. The dreaded caffeine headache hadn’t had a chance to take hold yet.
After riding to work and home, I had 26.2 miles for the day. The hospital is a bit closer than my doctor’s office.
I’m slightly worried about “it” on/in my liver. It could be nothing. It probably is nothing, but my liver is necessary for processing copious quantities of beer. Please let my liver be okay.
Denis went through a similar process earlier this year — he had a cough that simply would not go away, and since he smokes, his doc decided that checking for lung cancer would be prudent. She sent him for a CAT scan, which revealed nothing of concern on his lungs, but a possibly-troublesome spot on his liver, so he was sent for an MRI … only to learn that his liver was fine and the result in the CAT scan was simply some weird artifact, and everything was fine.
Here’s hoping your results will be good as well!
I hope that’s all it is. I’m still waiting for results.
Although I mentioned it on another post, I figured following up here is a good thing.
My liver is just fine. MRI showed nothing abnormal.