It’s Like that game…

Do you remember the game Perfection?

It was one of my favorites as a kid. I was pretty good at it. There were about 25 pieces that you had to put into the correct holes in the board. Even though you played against other players, you were really playing against the clock. There was a 60 second timer. If you didn’t get the pieces in the correct holes and the timer went off, the board popped up and spit the pieces in the air.

It always seemed like the timer got louder and louder as it counted down to Zero.

Today was one of those days that a #Lifer feels like the timer is getting louder and louder and the clock is counting down to zero.

I had three different scans today. A bone density scan, a total bone scan and a CT scan. This is pretty normal stuff for me. I have them about 3 times a year to check the status of my bone metastasis and to make sure there are not any new lesions anywhere.

I don’t expect any bad news from the scans because all in all I feel pretty good these days, nonetheless I still feel like that little kid, trying to get the pieces in the correct holes before the timer runs out. I don’t want those pieces to explode in my face.

If you have ever had scans you know that the results are not immediate. My doctor won’t receive the results for a couple of days, most likely, early next week. And I don’t have an appointment with the doctor until the week after that. My philosophy has always been no news is good news, at least when it comes to scans.

So the timer will continue ticking in my head for several more days (not just the 60 seconds like in the game). In this game, the results are like the pieces in Perfection, hopefully, all of the pieces will stay in place before the timer goes off.