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  • The MRI Washing Machine

    Former Member
    Former Member
    The cheerful poster on the changing room wall claimed that the MRI scan would be just “like being in a washing machine”. This got my attention: I had never had an MRI scan before and I had never been in a washing machine either! The poste...
  • Maria von Trapp did not mention any of these in her song

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Hello everyone! I have not yet even started my cancer treatment as such, so I am getting prepared by 'learning the language'. It looks like I will be learning at least one new word every day. I am so worried about 'chemo fog' and the ...
  • Hearty Heart Ultrasound

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Hello everyone! Another recent first for me has been the heart ultrasound. I had not expected one, as I do not have any history of heart problems. But then these words popped into my mind: “not that I know of” and “yet”. (That...
  • The Giant Doughnut

    Former Member
    Former Member
    Hello everyone! Well, my first experience with the ‘giant doughnut’, the CT scanner, is now behind me. Admittedly, it is the only doughnut in my life that I haven’t been entirely overjoyed to be offered. But it was still actually qu...