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Aug. 31st, 2007 12:18 pm....I went to have a blood test today, part of my annual physical that my doctor ordered.
I had to fast - for 14 HOURS. - I was supposed to have NOTHING by mouth for 14 hours. no water, no gum, no food. duh!. needless to say... I was starving. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day in my book. Always has been. It is the very very first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning.
So I get there... and after waiting a horrendously long time... they finally call my name.
But... she can't find my vein because - duh! I am dehydrated.... and she says... well you could have had a little water...
uh... no... my sheet says... nothing by mouth. which means nada. zero. zilch. zip. besides, how much is a little. a glass. a bottle. what?
Eventually she managed. it took forever to fill the stupid test tubes and it darn well hurt too!
I am so not doing that again - I'll just keep my cholesterol levels unknown.... I don't particularly care anyway.
Which reminds me... I'll have to make sure that I am allowed water until x hours before surgery because otherwise they won't be finding veins that day either.
I had to fast - for 14 HOURS. - I was supposed to have NOTHING by mouth for 14 hours. no water, no gum, no food. duh!. needless to say... I was starving. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day in my book. Always has been. It is the very very first thing I think of when I wake up in the morning.
So I get there... and after waiting a horrendously long time... they finally call my name.
But... she can't find my vein because - duh! I am dehydrated.... and she says... well you could have had a little water...
uh... no... my sheet says... nothing by mouth. which means nada. zero. zilch. zip. besides, how much is a little. a glass. a bottle. what?
Eventually she managed. it took forever to fill the stupid test tubes and it darn well hurt too!
I am so not doing that again - I'll just keep my cholesterol levels unknown.... I don't particularly care anyway.
Which reminds me... I'll have to make sure that I am allowed water until x hours before surgery because otherwise they won't be finding veins that day either.
