It was either this or xylophone and seeing as I don't have any experience with one of those what-so-ever, X-ray it is!
I remember my first experience with an X-ray. I was about 22 and I was having some terrific problems with my tummy. I kept getting so sick. Finally, my Dr. ordered an Upper G.I. Tract X-ray. I went to the hospital for this test and I had to drink this horrible orange flavored chalk as the tech took the pictures. They needed to see how this chalk flowed into my stomach to determine if I had an ulcer. This commando woman was at the end of the table, ordering me, "Drink. Breathe. Don't Breathe.". And then I choked on that shit and I'm coughing, coughing, coughing, and she yells at me "I said Don't Breathe!". Maybe she wanted me to die right there on her table?
My 2nd experience was much calmer, though a lot more painful and I'm about to get a whole bunch of TMI here so...In the midst of infertility, one of the tests they do is called a Hysterosalpingogram or HSG. The Dr. injects dye through the cervix into the uterus which flows into the fallopian tubes. It's done to see if there is a blockage. Thankfully mine was clear - or so Jeremy said, I couldn't see the teensy TV screen as there were 10 other people with their big heads in there who'd never seen the procedure but, hey...they learned something, right? Of my experiences, this was the worst! SEVERE cramping for about an hour while my body expelled the dye (contrast). I remember kneeling on the seat of my truck, curled in a ball with my head down on the center console and crying, waiting for the dye to leave. And then, poof! All the pain was gone!
I've had a few other experiences with X-rays since - nothing special - a chest, a knee, my ankle, of course the every six months at the dentist. It doesn't seem like that big of a deal but, really it is amazing the technology available to us, the advancements in medicine over the decades to allow them to see what is happening inside the human body. What'll they come up with next?
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