TEACHES
Hi! My name is Beary. My doctor wanted to learn more about me today.
My grownup brought me to the hospital to have my picture taken with a CT scanner.
I thought the camera looked like a donut!
A CT scanner is a really big, round camera that takes pictures of the inside of my body.
First, I laid down on the bed outside of the camera. I got to wear a seatbelt, just like in the car.
Then, the bed moved! It brought me inside of the camera. Nothing touched me while I had my pictures taken.
My job was to hold as still as I could so that the pictures wouldn't be blurry.
While the camera was taking pictures, it made a swishing noise, kind of like a washing machine.
I had to hold my breath during the pictures, but only for a few seconds.
The bed moved again and I came out of the camera. My nurse put medicine in my IV that made my belly feel really warm, kind of like I peed my pants. But I didn't! Wait, you don't know about IVs yet? Read my IV story here!
The bed moved me back into the camera for a few more pictures. Then I came out again and was all done!
My grownup told me that I did a great job holding still for my pictures!