whew

Before I went into the dr office to try getting the blood test taken care of I took a long hot shower. That proved to be the winning ticket because the MA only had to stick me once. I was so glad that my body cooperated this time.

Blood draws aren't painful. They're just a pain.

For some reason my body likes my blood and doesn't like to hand it over to anyone, ever. It's always 50/50 as to whether the MAs will be able to find a willing vein and then it's even more slim that it will actually drain. I've ended up having to head to the hospital many times. ICK.

So, when I saw the amount of vials yesterday (5) I knew I was in for an uphill battle. I laughed at the MA and said good luck. After an hour of sticks, gloves filled with hot water, 2 cups of chlorine tasting hot water to drink, running my arms under hot water and a flash light that sort of reminded me of a taser (to use this he had to stick me in the dark...) we had a grand total of 1/3 of one vial. awesome.

At that point I could either head to the hospital or come back tomorrow morning. I chose the latter. I'm heading back in about an hour. I hope my vains cooperate a bit better today. If not I'll have to head to the hospital.

Yowza...still moving forward

I went in for my dr appt last night. My GP was great and very encouraging. He ordered all the tests I wanted without blinking and even added some on because I said I want as many tests as possible. Now I'm just concerned he's going to suck me dry lol.
This is what he ordered.
ABO Rh
Rubella IgG
Hepatitis B Core Ab
Hepatitis C Ab
HIV 1 & 2
HTLV 1 & 2
CMV IgG & Igm
RPR
Chlamydia (PCR)
Gonorrhea (PCR)
Thyroid
A1C
Cholesterol
I don't even want to think about how many vials it's going to take. eek. I'm heading back into the office in a few hours to have them draw these because I needed to fast for the cholesterol.