Today Mom had a radionuclide cisternogram which is a fancy way of saying that she had a spinal tap where they injected radioactive isotopes into her spinal fluid then took some pictures to monitor how those isotopes travel through her spinal fluid and brain.
The wonderful radiologist in nuclear medicine, Roy, explained to me that the isotopes will travel through the spinal fluid and the the pictures they are taking will document where those isotopes end up; if the spinal fluid is circulating as it should or if it's leaking or pooling in placing in places it shouldn't.
Roy took two series of pictures today and we go back three more times over the next three days to see how those isotopes disperse over time.
I'll be calling the Neurologist to schedule an appointment to get the results of this testing for next week.
Until then...Mom still doesn't understand what all the fuss is about.
Says she feels fine.
1 comment:
It's good that your mom feels fine but that she has you to take care of her. Hang in there! -jedivet
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