Same old same old...
Weight (total of 6lbs.), blood pressure (looking good!) and listening to the heart rate (150bpm).
She's growing right on track and is moving around a lot more!
I also passed my Glucose Tolerance Test (Praise Jesus!), but also found out I'm a little anemic and need to start taking a over the counter iron pill.. oh happy day! But anything to keep Miss Georgia happy and healthy!
I'm seven weeks this weekend and will be sure to post a picture soon!
Hope everyone is doing well and enjoy the Holiday season!
Showing posts with label Glucose Test. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glucose Test. Show all posts
Friday, December 5, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
*Updated* BTW... I passed! Thank goodness, I don't know how long I would have had to do it if I didn't... 5 hours? Ugh! Yay for having glucose tolerance!
I have my Glucose Tolerance Test yesterday. I've been putting it off, but my next Dr.'s appointment is next week and I know they wanted the results by then. So I packed up some magazines, a book... and of course some snacks for afterwards.
(Long Story, scroll down for the short story)
I arrived at 10am to start the test (only because I know how insane it is first thing in the morning). They took my blood when I first got there and then gave me this delicious orange drink... that I had to choke down in 5 minutes! So i was sipping it making sure not to gag on the nasty warm syrupy orange flavored drink. I though I was doing good on time till the nurse asked if I was finished... Umm no I still have half of it to go. She then replied that I needed to hurry because it was supposed to be taken in a 5 minute time frame... Oh crap! So then I stood up and was taking big chugs and making horrible faces as I was swallowing this stuff. They sweet old lady across the room was getting a kick out of my determination. FINALLY, I was done! The nurse started the clock and so the waiting began... that was one of the longest hours of my life! She then took my blood. Thinking I was done and only doing the one hour test... she then gave me ANOTHER bottle of the orange drink... huh? I was then instructed that I was taking the 3 hours test... I was so not prepared for this! So I continued the battle of drinking the orange poison and getting blood drawn for the next 2 hours... for a total of: 24oz. or nasty orange stuff in my system and having my blood drawn 4 separate times... What a terrific Tuesday!
(Short Story)
Ugh is all I have to say. This three hour test was terrible. Now I'm not much of a needle person... so getting blood taken 4 times in 3 hours wasn't my idea of fun. But once I took my first sip of that horrible syrupy orange flavored drink (BARF)... that became more dreadful than getting my blood taken.
I hate orange flavored ANYTHING! Popsicles, juice, candy, soda, the fruit... and now on the list is Orange Flavored Dextrose.
I should hear by next week if I passed for not. I'll keep you posted!
I have my Glucose Tolerance Test yesterday. I've been putting it off, but my next Dr.'s appointment is next week and I know they wanted the results by then. So I packed up some magazines, a book... and of course some snacks for afterwards.
(Long Story, scroll down for the short story)
I arrived at 10am to start the test (only because I know how insane it is first thing in the morning). They took my blood when I first got there and then gave me this delicious orange drink... that I had to choke down in 5 minutes! So i was sipping it making sure not to gag on the nasty warm syrupy orange flavored drink. I though I was doing good on time till the nurse asked if I was finished... Umm no I still have half of it to go. She then replied that I needed to hurry because it was supposed to be taken in a 5 minute time frame... Oh crap! So then I stood up and was taking big chugs and making horrible faces as I was swallowing this stuff. They sweet old lady across the room was getting a kick out of my determination. FINALLY, I was done! The nurse started the clock and so the waiting began... that was one of the longest hours of my life! She then took my blood. Thinking I was done and only doing the one hour test... she then gave me ANOTHER bottle of the orange drink... huh? I was then instructed that I was taking the 3 hours test... I was so not prepared for this! So I continued the battle of drinking the orange poison and getting blood drawn for the next 2 hours... for a total of: 24oz. or nasty orange stuff in my system and having my blood drawn 4 separate times... What a terrific Tuesday!
(Short Story)
Ugh is all I have to say. This three hour test was terrible. Now I'm not much of a needle person... so getting blood taken 4 times in 3 hours wasn't my idea of fun. But once I took my first sip of that horrible syrupy orange flavored drink (BARF)... that became more dreadful than getting my blood taken.
I hate orange flavored ANYTHING! Popsicles, juice, candy, soda, the fruit... and now on the list is Orange Flavored Dextrose.
I should hear by next week if I passed for not. I'll keep you posted!
The Orange Poison I was Given.
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