Oh, The Things I Drink

I've traded in my Johnny Walker Black and Strongbow cider and Orange soda (some of my favorite beverages) for this delicious magnesium citrate, otherwise known as a laxative. No, I'm not trying a messed up detox after my Vegas weekend -- tomorrow is CT scan day.

You might remember the Sugarbaker directions from my last CT scan a while back. If you didn't or if you'd like a refresher (or even if you don't really want to hear it but you're going to humor me and listen anyway), here's my CT scan prep routine: 

• Liquid diet from tonight until my scan tomorrow at noon - that means vegetable broth and tea from here on out.
• One barium drink at midnight - 15 ounces of metallic tasting liquid that calls itself "Berry-flavored." Incidentally, I've never encountered a berry on God's green earth that tastes quite like it.
• Another barium drink at 8am - rise and shine with some berry goodness!
• And another barium drink at 11am, right before the scan.

It's harrowing, it's gross, and we all know the CT scan is going to show that the cancer hasn't done any growing or spreading, but I'm going with it and I'll make the best of it. Like with every physical challenge this fist fight with cancer throws my way, I'll survive and bounce back even stronger. 

As the brilliant and beautiful Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." And we all know WunderGlo's will is pretty damned indomitable.