PET scan today...

The obvious dilemma today was knowing which of the cats or dog I should take with me for the PET scan.

For the benefit of the curious who ask "What exactly is a PET scan...really". Here you have it:

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an imaging procedure showing the chemical function of an organ or tissue rather than its structure. A radioactive glucose (or tracer) is injected via a vein and is then taken up by tissues in your body. The PET scanner detects the activity within your organs and tells whether it’s normal or not. CT imaging is a highly advanced form of X-ray which shows the anatomical detail inside the body and detects alterations of structure caused by disease.

A PET-CT scanner is a very specialised device. The scans from the PET camera show abnormal functioning disease within the body which is overlayed on the anatomical map provided by the CT scanner.

I had one at the end of 2008 in Sydney, as they weren't available in NZ at that time. The one I had today was at Mercy Hospital here in Auckland. Wow, what a great facility they have built around it and staffed by a superb friendly yet professional team. Very impressive. Apart from the scarcity of parking, all went very simply and easily. I learned a bit about the Wildebeest population in Africa while watching a documentary to keep me occupied while the Homer Simpson cocktail (radioactive isotope) worked its way around inside my body. I'm pleased to say that I don't seem to be spontaneously glowing in the dark at this stage. At least the volcanic ash cloud from Chile didn't muck up my scheduling, as they have to fly in the isotope from Sydney each day they use it as it only has a short half-life. They said tomorrow's patients have had to be deferred until Qantas resume flights again.

Anyway, enough of the medical stuff...

GENERATION Y
People born before 1946 were called The Silent generation..

- People born between 1946 and 1964 are called The Baby Boomers.

- People born between 1965 and 1979 are called Generation X, .

- And people born between 1980 and 2010 are called Generation Y ,

Why do we call the last group Generation Y?

Y should I get a job?
Y should I leave home and find my own place?
Y should I get a car when I can borrow yours?
Y should I clean my room?
Y should I wash and iron my own clothes?
Y should I buy any food?
But a cartoonist explained it very eloquently below...