Rant #2,436: Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?

Well, I will tell you what I am going to say over the next couple of minutes or so of you reading this blog from top to bottom.

I had my sonogram yesterday, and everything went pretty well.

I really had not trouble at all drinking the 24 ozs. of water that I had to drink before getting this test done.

I literally downed the first bottle at work, and then as I left, I developed a plan to drink the remaining 6 ozs. or so that I need to gulp down.

As I drove home, at every light I hit, I took a swig of water, so by the time I got to the place to have this done, I had probably swallowed even more water than I really needed to drink.

I did feel a little bloated, but it was, as they say, "a mere bag of shells."

I was taken into the room to do the test, and the nurse asked me if I had to go to the bathroom, and I told her that I didn't feel the need just yet.

She said that she couldn't do the test unless my bladder was full, but she said she would begin the test, "and you will probably fill your bladder in the middle of it."

Which is exactly what happened.

Looking on the monitor, she told me, "You have a good bladder. I can literally see it filling up on the screen. Good!"

I then went to the bathroom, and then came back for some additional parts of this procedure, and then I was done.

The photo you see here is not my sonogram, but one where the person who had it done did have a stone that had to come out. Hopefully, I won't have to go through that. Did it once years ago, and I certainly don't want to go through that ever again.

I was home probably about 45 minutes earlier than I would normally return home, ate dinner, and then turned on the TV--

Where, during a New York Yankees road game against the Seattle Mariners that was held during the day, I promptly saw Aaron Judge bury one in the stands for another home run.

He is on a tear, the Yankees are, too, and as for me, I hope I can get this stone and/or infection torn out of me soon.

I feel pretty good, although I still feel bloated right now, probably from all the water I drank yesterday. I also had seltzer in the morning, so between the morning and afternoon, I probably had a told of what amounts to about two bottles of water yesterday spread out over a nearly full day of work, which is a lot for me.

And no soda until the evening, so I really irrigated myself yesterday.

The next step is to get the tests back and see what is actually happening inside of me.

The nurse said my doctor should call me during the next two or three business days, which means I might not learn about what is ailing me until Tuesday, since Monday is Labor Day and is a holiday for most of us (not me, but that is another Rant, not just yet).

So that is where everything stands now.

I feel OK, but as I said, a little bloated. I still have to take my pills for like eight more days, but other than that, I am doing OK.

So, babe, that's what I said.

Hopefully, I can move on from this and not have to worry about it really soon.