Thursday Thirteen (Vol. 58)

THIRTEEN THINGS ABOUT FASTING BLOODWORK

I'm well aware that it is not Halloween, but it is time for my annual fasting bloodwork so I thought I would dazzle you with some bloody artwork along with my TT:

1. I am not scared of needles. I watch while they put the needle in. I give blood whenever possible. The nurses usually tell me to turn away...I don't.

2. Fasting means no food except water and black coffee (ugh) until your appointment.

3. My appointment is at 9:00 a.m.

4. I normally get up at 5:45 a.m.

5. I normally have a cup of coffee and a bowl of cereal before my kids even get up at 6.

6. Coffee makes me somewhat tolerable to people who want to talk to me in the morning.

7. By 9:00 a.m. I would normally be finishing my 4th cup of coffee (it really does get better with age in the coffee pot!) Actually, given that I get up at 5:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m. is practically lunchtime for me!!!

8. At 9:00 I will probably be shaking and sweating in the waiting room at the doctor's office.

9. I will most likely forget to throw a granola bar or something in my purse to scarf down as soon as the test is done.

10. The phlebotomist (I think that is such a cool word ever since I learned it when I had to take my 2 year old to a pediatric phlebotomist where my main purpose was to throw my entire body over her so she wouldn't move...it's pretty much the same now that she's 14) will probably be late for work.

11. I will probably start sliding out of my chair and onto the floor in a dead faint or seizure before they get around to calling me.

12. Everyone there will have had coffee and breakfast. Their very breath will reek of it. I will hate them.

13. All in all, I would rather have a Pap test, three shots and a bikini wax than fasting blood work!!!

Wish me luck!

Di

Comments

[Deb]

Great Thirteen! Come visit mine before its gone!

[pussreboots]

Good luck on the fasting. I've had to do it a couple times myself. Happy TT.