Quarantined Chronicles

So, it is Day 1 of my confinement adventure. This morning I said goodbye to my Adalie as I drove her to school and also to my boys when i dropped them off with a wonderful friend so i could head out to start the iodine radiation. Brett drove me down to the hospital where they took a few blood test and went over the fine lines of my NOT to do list. Can't love on my hubby for at least 3 days. No kiddos and pregnant women (which is basically everyone I know) for 7. Flush the toilet 3 times after each use. Wash your hand every 30 mins. Don't sweat on people or lick them either...Keep your fluids to yourself -you know-just your basic hygiene necessities upped a little for the next week. THEN after the warnings, the tech walks in with a 50lbs tungsten container, drops it onto the table with an extremely loud thug, and screws open the lid with his gloved fingers to hand me a tiny glass tube with a small white pill at the bottom. i have to swallow it fast and not touch it with anything but my mouth to contain the radiation to only me as much as possible. It felt and tasted like I swallowed a quarter. The lab technician takes this little instrument called "cutie pie" (no joke) to check my radiation level and it shows I am at a 23...anything under 38 and they can legally send me on my way. So they quickly send me out the door....very, very quickly. We still have almost 2 hours before I can check into my prison cell hotel room, so Brett takes me to get some last minute freezer foods for dinners for the next little while.

I am all checked in and it was so sad i could not even hug my hubby goodbye. I have been by myself for about 3 hours and i am amazed by the silence already. I have already finished a coke, some sushi, and a bag of spicy pork skins. i have been sucking on hard candies to keep the saliva moving around in my mouth so i do not kill my taste buds with my own spit. I am feeling nauseous and i feel like if i put my head down on a pillow i wouldn't wake up until Tuesday.

So what are my plans during quarantine? I brought scrap booking stuff, some books, lots of snacks, and i have lots of time to catch up on some netflix Oh and blogging-- lots and lots of blogging to do. I DO want to say thank you though to everyone for all the help and support...everyone has been so wonderful. Don't worry about me - i will be fine and back to normal in no time. The hardest part is being away from my hubby and kiddos for a bit - but it could be much, much worse and I am so grateful and blessed that its not. I will take it =)