- It took 4 hours instead of 3,
- Because the first attempt at getting blood from my tiny, wimpy veins required three different nurses,
- Who all had to try 2-3 times each.
- The subsequent attempts at drawing my blood were just about as pathetic,
- And now I have too many holes, which are quickly developing into too many bruises, in both of my arms and on the tops of my hands.
- It was not fun,
- And I've never been more excited to leave somewhere in order to go to work.
- Also, I've never been more eager to scarf down a peanut butter and jelly sandwich once I was allowed to eat again. Whether for religious reasons or medical ones, fasting's never been easy for me, but it's really just not a kind thing to do to an always-hungry pregnant woman.
Anyway, my doctor should be getting the results sometime later today. I think I tested just fine at each round, though, so hopefully no worries on that end of the ordeal. [Update: I passed! So, yay.]
And now I am ready to enjoy the rest of my day. After work, Blake and I will start checking items off our Things To Do Before Vacation List. Tonight's endeavors include haircuts and a trip to Target. Also, I think we will watch that PBS documentary, The Mormons. Blake has recruited several of his professors to watch it (he's such a good missionary), and it would be nice to see what's included so he can be prepared to answer questions. Besides that, it looks really interesting.
9 comments:
Congrats on passing! Woot! I'm glad they finally found your veins. The things we do for babies....
I'm so glad you passed! Hooray! I had the test done and the lady who did the first draw picked the tiniest vein to use (trying to save a bigger vein for the less experienced girl who would do the later stabs), which hurt so bad that I just about passed out (my hearing went to almost nothing, I saw black - I had been fasting for 20 hours already and it wasn't pretty). Bruise city!
Sarah -- AMEN! We do REALLY crazy things for babies. They're worth it, though, right? :)
Kristeee -- Um...ouch!
I am excited about that documentary, I hope its not to biased in the wrong direction. I'm glad you survived your test. I still had my bruises from the first test when I got the 3 hr one, so my arms looked pretty bad. I heard mineral oil helps bruises go away. Never tried it though.
Nice. I can't imagine trying to fast while pregnant. I can barely make it 2 hours between food before I start feeling [irritable, tired, naseous, HUNGRY]. I can't imagine going 4.
I generally don't have problems with nurses sticking me with regular needles, but once upon a time Matt and I sold our plasma.
Now that was an interesting experience. Those needles were bigger than normal needles. They always used the very smallest possible, but they needed a very skilled "sticker" to not go straight through my vein causing bruising across more than half my forearm. So I feel your pain.
Ugh, yeah. I always make them use a butterfly needle on my hand to take blood. Otherwise I end up in a mass of bruises.
I think they should market the glucose drink to 8 year olds.
Hate getting blood drawn. Hate anybody skicking me with anything. Glad you got that over with.
Let us know how the documentary is; I don't have time this week to watch it. I too worry about it being biased.
Did you know the 'glocola' for the second test has like 75 or 100 grams of sugar in it? Freaking nasty.
Silly Marie -- Yeah...4 hours is hard. But when you account for the fact that you have to start the test after having fasted for 10-12 hours (i.e. eat dinner the night before and go in first thing in the morning), it only gets harder. I hope you just pass your screening test so you don't have to do this.
Becca -- Oh, indeed. Butterfly needles are the only way to go.
Jenny -- 100 grams? Is that why I felt so slap-happy after drinking it? :)
Kristen -- Part I was very good, I thought. For the most part, they equally represented both sides of the opinion table. There were only a few comments that didn't sit so well with me. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to Part II tonight.
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