{"id":14916,"date":"2013-10-29T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T21:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=14916"},"modified":"2013-11-14T15:57:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T22:57:59","slug":"scannning-a-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2013\/10\/29\/scannning-a-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Scannning A CAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Took my mom to get a CT scan of her aortic aneurism to make sure it hasn’t changed since her last check. Since it was so close to Halloween there were a lot of spooky decorations around the hospital. It was cool they did this but seeing a black skeleton hanging on a door may not be the best thing for a patent to come across in a hospital.<\/p>\n

The radiology tech wouldn’t let me get a shot of my mom on the CT machine, even though I’ve been able to take it before, so that taught me that I need to just take the shot instead of asking first.<\/p>\n

By the time the scan was finished my mom and I were both pretty hungry so we stayed for a late lunch over at the cafeteria. I ordered the lemon chicken with green beans and rice, and my mom had a grilled cheese sandwich, always a favorite of hers. We also split a plateful of fries and each had some frozen yogurt for dessert.<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> My mom’s scan showed that her aneurism is stable and has not grown in the last two years.<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\"There's <\/a>
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\"Colorful <\/a>
Colorful and happy it is not <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Questionable <\/a>
Questionable decoration <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Witchful <\/a>
Witchful Thinking <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Scanning <\/a>
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\"The <\/a>
The cafeteria <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Inside <\/a>
Inside The Cove <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ordering <\/a>
Ordering at the grill <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Choice <\/a>
Choice of chicken, pork or beef <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Eating <\/a>
Eating in the patio <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"My <\/a>
My mom and her grilled cheese <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"My <\/a>
My lemon chicken with sides <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Took my mom to get a CT scan of her aortic aneurism to make sure it hasn’t changed since her last check. Since it was so close to Halloween there were a lot of spooky decorations around the hospital. It was cool they did this but seeing a black skeleton hanging on a door may … <\/p>\n

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