Today I went to the hospital for my big testing (upper GI, RUQ and gallbladder ultrasound, chest x-ray). Call me crazy, but I was kind of excited because its one more step towards getting banded?! But anyway.

They did the ultrasound first, which started out fine, I've had those before. But then she started pressing REALLY hard in the same areas over and over... and about by the 45 minute mark, I was like, what on earth is going on?? Does this person know what they are doing? So then she tells me she needs to go get the radiologist. He comes in, and they spend about 5 minutes looking at the screen, then the radiologist takes a go at me himself. By this time I'm really in pain because they just keep bearing down on one spot.

They're looking at the screen, and I hear the woman say, "Is that real?" At this point I have to say something, so I say... Um, what are you guys talking about? They looked at me like they I had forgotten I was in the room! Then they told me that I "might" have a cyst on my kidney and I "may" need a CT scan or MRI. How vague is that? They said that they would make a note on the test results to send back to my surgeon and that he would follow up with me. I was just like, okay, breathe, lets get the rest of this done.

So then they take me to the Upper GI test. Let me tell you...I am glad I didn't know what I was in for. Ya'll that have been through this know what I am talking about. First I had to take the crystals, then I chugged the solution (almost puked - by FAR the nastiest thing I have ever drank), then they have me on this contraption shouting orders at me... mostly "don't burp!!" Then I had to drink another solution while on my belly, through a straw. All the while this bastard radiologist is literally yelling at me, "faster! faster!" But I just did what he said because good lord, I didn't want to go through it all again.

Side note: One thing the radiologist kept saying during the test, which I thought very odd, was "just think of something really good to eat." I was just like, the LAST thing I am thinking of right now is eating!!!! (for once).

So that was my experience. Tomorrow I have bloodwork and EKG, hopefully it will be less eventful. And I am trying not to get too worried about this kidney cyst issue, until I have more information. But all in all, I feel good because I am one step closer