Thursday, March 28, 2013

Medical adventures

Today's medical adventure was fun. They poked me with needles, then they sliced and scanned me!

Ughghg the blood draw though. I think she took 6 vials. Normally they only take 2 or 3, so not sure what tests the doctor ordered in addition to what we discussed when I was there. The nurse stuck me and started the draw, switched vials... and kept switching, and switching, and switching..... and I was like... whaaaaa.

Since I had to fast last night and wasn't able to take my medications before the lab draw, we got a wheelchair escort to be on the safe side and avoid potential syncope episodes. They wheeled us back and forth between Baldwin and Gonda.

Ember did real well with the wheelchair and elevators, despite the limited exposure she's had to working with me in a wheelchair. She followed into elevators and backed out of them beautifully and laid quietly in the exam room, curiously watching the bone density scanner as it did its thing. It was interesting watching the monitor and program they use for it. It slices the scan into segments as it works to complete the image.  Waiting on results.

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