Chapter 59 - A Trip & Some Scans
Yesterday we drove to the coastal city where her favourite doll has been waiting about 2 years for collection. The doll had been given to a lady for repairs that were completed long ago but we had been unable to meet to collect & pay. We had little difficulty finding the place; the slight difficulty at the conclusion of the trip emphasised my need for GPS navigation. She intends to dress the doll, called "Savannah", which is quite tall, in red velvet. I must gently keep her to her word. The repair lady, who makes dolls for a living, owns an old house overflowing with doll carcases, moulds and dressed specimens, gave her a miniature named "Patricia" to be dressed in lace. The fine work will be a challenge for her fingers.
Then we continued a few km's further up the coast to our friends' place where we enjoyed a BBQ, some home brew & the like before returning home on a dark rainy night. The day must have wearied her because this morning she went back to bed about 11am but was soon wakened by our ISP's contractors on the roof pointing our antenna at another tower.
Her appointment for the CAT scan at the hospital was at 2pm, just when her meds were due. She had to take 3 doses of yellow sludge before the scan and with the associated dye injection she would have returned the PD meds very quickly she was told. In a cubicle the size of a broom cupboard I had to assist her to change into a navy coloured paper hospital gown, and later, into her clothes. After her meds we drove down town for her she chest Xray. She was very tired by the time we returned home; fell asleep in her chair. Later I returned for the results of the scans. Thankfully there were no signs of any nasties. A relief. Also, we were not charged a cent for the procedures, another reason to have one of those mauve credit-card-sized pieces of plastic. The CAT scan report stated that her gall bladder was OK - most surprising since it was removed about 20 something years ago. I once heard that the bile duct acts as a reservoir after such an operation.
Then we continued a few km's further up the coast to our friends' place where we enjoyed a BBQ, some home brew & the like before returning home on a dark rainy night. The day must have wearied her because this morning she went back to bed about 11am but was soon wakened by our ISP's contractors on the roof pointing our antenna at another tower.
Her appointment for the CAT scan at the hospital was at 2pm, just when her meds were due. She had to take 3 doses of yellow sludge before the scan and with the associated dye injection she would have returned the PD meds very quickly she was told. In a cubicle the size of a broom cupboard I had to assist her to change into a navy coloured paper hospital gown, and later, into her clothes. After her meds we drove down town for her she chest Xray. She was very tired by the time we returned home; fell asleep in her chair. Later I returned for the results of the scans. Thankfully there were no signs of any nasties. A relief. Also, we were not charged a cent for the procedures, another reason to have one of those mauve credit-card-sized pieces of plastic. The CAT scan report stated that her gall bladder was OK - most surprising since it was removed about 20 something years ago. I once heard that the bile duct acts as a reservoir after such an operation.
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