So I got the referral and called Children's Mercy to schedule Alliclaus' CT scan.
"Children's Mercy Radiology, how can I help you?"
"Um, I need to schedule my daughter's CT scan."
"Her name?"
"Alliclaus."
"Okay. I see the referral here. Would you rather do the scan downtown or in Overland Park?"
"Um, Overland Park, I guess."
"And how old is she?"
"Five months."
"Oh. She not six months yet? Well then you have to go to Children's Mercy in downtown. They're the only ones who do sedative-free scans."
ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
"Um, okay."
"So what we do is a sleep-deprivation CT scan."
Whu?
"You'll need to keep her up until midnight and then wake her up at four. No feeding. You'll need to be here at 7:30 sharp and once they have her on the table for the scan, you'll give her a bottle and that should put her to sleep."
Is the punch line coming?
"Um."
"It's really more parents' sleep-deprivation than anything else."
"I can see that."
So her CT scan is on Friday. I was all terrified about encephalitis, but now I'm really more scared of Friday morning.
Hold me.
That does not sound fun. After everything is done with, you can both take a nice snuggly nap together - that is the best!
Posted by: Jenny at August 30, 2006 09:55 AM
Oh that sounds scary. I hope everything goes well and that Alliclaus is ok.
Posted by: bad penguin at August 30, 2006 10:24 AM
Geez, could they give you a break?
I'm positive Alliclaus is perfect and beautiful just like we already knew, but I'll send positive thoughts and prayers anyway.
Posted by: halloweenlover at August 30, 2006 10:38 AM
Dear God, what the hell are they trying to do? Can you bring chardonnay to the CT scan (for you, not the babe)?
I will be thinking of you guys on Friday morning.
Posted by: Chatty cricket at August 30, 2006 01:27 PM
My lord, that scan sounds horrible! Poor mommy and baby! I am not quite sure when she would need to be sleep deprived to have a CT--it just seems mean!
Posted by: Jennifer at August 30, 2006 06:35 PM
Feel free to call me if you need moral support!
Posted by: Cagey at August 30, 2006 09:42 PM
Im taking a mercy nap for you right now!
Posted by: Sarah at August 30, 2006 11:44 PM
Our 18 month old juat has a sedative free CT scan this weekend in the ER. We were in the ER from 8pm until 3am when they finally did said CT scan, so she passed out around 2:30am and was out cold for the scan. I'm guessing that won't exactly work for you. But maybe you could take her somewhere out of the ordinary to make Alliclaus not so sleepy? Make her kind of excited? And then it won't be such torture for you to stay awake. Drink LOTS of coffee. Watch something funny on TV to pass the miserable time. Let her watch something on TV. Change her diaper often to keep her alert. Give her a bath if she really starts fading. Hmmm...maybe that's all I've got. I hope it helps! Good luck tomorrow!!
Posted by: Kyla at August 31, 2006 09:52 PM
That sounds like torture for both of you. Good luck! I hope you both enjoy a relaxing day on Friday after the scan.
Posted by: Jessie at August 30, 2006 09:16 AM