Being a Testee
Another slice of dysfunctional humor...
Ah
Modern medicine
we are almost to understanding the entire body
My CT scans of the chest abdomen and pelvis are a perfect example
All three scans took about 5 minutes
I remember my first CT scan in the 1980's
It took about 10- 15 minutes just to do the pelvis
yesterday all 3 test where done in about 1/5th the time as 1 before
I felt like I had been beamed up-
maybe someone thought I was intelligent life-
I'm not sure
Now if they could just do it with out having to poke me
and then leaving in the stinger- as it were
I used to poke people to get their blood
at least I left the mall with a smile
When it came time for my MRI
"Scotty- I'm waiting- beam me up"
The test took forever - then again
I also took 3 attempts, 20 mg of vaium
and then on the 3rd time 3 mg of ativan
It's been 2 weeks I still feel the after burn-
or burn-out
So I managed 15 minutes in the MRI tube and then freaked
That's the thing about repressed memories
they come back at a time you can do nothing
but yell and move your legs
"lemme outta here"
OK come back tomorrow and we will sedate you
well will leave in the IV from your CT scans
and use that for your medication
I was so disappointed when the nurse showed up with a little white paper cup
I should have responded-
"What's this for- my headache?"
But they seemed to think that 20 milligrams of valium orally would do the trick
It was more like a disappearing act
I disappeared in about 45 minutes
walking as sober as a priest
saying "Damn- not again"
So I had to reschedule the MRI's
I might not have been such a wreck if my therapist
wouldn't have called to cancel our appointment
"DeWayne - I need to reschedule till next week
I've had a relapse"
So much for my therapy as having come at a better time
2 weeks later I was flying on ativan
it’s great for anxiety and also to sleep
it certainly put my anxiety to sleep
of course the next week I was an emotional yoyo
Just like when I was on prednisone
Made me more hormonal than any woman ever should be
Of course I'm a man
we aren't built for those types of changes
So I grabbed my remote and bag of munchies
and vegged the rest of the week in front of the TV.
That released another repressed memory
and I thought - OH TV what would I do without you in my life
The first memory I was about 3/1 and fell into a sift sink hole of snow
It surrounded my entire body and I could barely see out
thrashing and flailing, then giving up
the memory of being cold, shivering and trapped was not a find one to remember
the second memory
Dad got me, brought me in a placed me in front of that warm glowing, ever-loving television
Out of every tragedy can be found a warm light
the light of love, acceptance and understanding
whether giving by another person or another character
it's all good now
what was my point
in this day of modern medicine
we have a pill to take care of everything
even if it happened 35 years ago
Modern medicine
we are almost to understanding the entire body
My CT scans of the chest abdomen and pelvis are a perfect example
All three scans took about 5 minutes
I remember my first CT scan in the 1980's
It took about 10- 15 minutes just to do the pelvis
yesterday all 3 test where done in about 1/5th the time as 1 before
I felt like I had been beamed up-
maybe someone thought I was intelligent life-
I'm not sure
Now if they could just do it with out having to poke me
and then leaving in the stinger- as it were
I used to poke people to get their blood
at least I left the mall with a smile
When it came time for my MRI
"Scotty- I'm waiting- beam me up"
The test took forever - then again
I also took 3 attempts, 20 mg of vaium
and then on the 3rd time 3 mg of ativan
It's been 2 weeks I still feel the after burn-
or burn-out
So I managed 15 minutes in the MRI tube and then freaked
That's the thing about repressed memories
they come back at a time you can do nothing
but yell and move your legs
"lemme outta here"
OK come back tomorrow and we will sedate you
well will leave in the IV from your CT scans
and use that for your medication
I was so disappointed when the nurse showed up with a little white paper cup
I should have responded-
"What's this for- my headache?"
But they seemed to think that 20 milligrams of valium orally would do the trick
It was more like a disappearing act
I disappeared in about 45 minutes
walking as sober as a priest
saying "Damn- not again"
So I had to reschedule the MRI's
I might not have been such a wreck if my therapist
wouldn't have called to cancel our appointment
"DeWayne - I need to reschedule till next week
I've had a relapse"
So much for my therapy as having come at a better time
2 weeks later I was flying on ativan
it’s great for anxiety and also to sleep
it certainly put my anxiety to sleep
of course the next week I was an emotional yoyo
Just like when I was on prednisone
Made me more hormonal than any woman ever should be
Of course I'm a man
we aren't built for those types of changes
So I grabbed my remote and bag of munchies
and vegged the rest of the week in front of the TV.
That released another repressed memory
and I thought - OH TV what would I do without you in my life
The first memory I was about 3/1 and fell into a sift sink hole of snow
It surrounded my entire body and I could barely see out
thrashing and flailing, then giving up
the memory of being cold, shivering and trapped was not a find one to remember
the second memory
Dad got me, brought me in a placed me in front of that warm glowing, ever-loving television
Out of every tragedy can be found a warm light
the light of love, acceptance and understanding
whether giving by another person or another character
it's all good now
what was my point
in this day of modern medicine
we have a pill to take care of everything
even if it happened 35 years ago
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