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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
You and me, babe! I just got back from the hospital, having some tests done. I think they drew out half my body fluid! Because I wasn't with my wife, the hospital sent around one of their young hostesses to guide me through the testing on the assumption that I couldn't speak the language. (Ever so much faster through the process this way! No waiting in each waiting room!) I didn't see any reason to say otherwise.
Just to be on the safe side, I told the cute young woman that I was really afraid of the needles and that she needed to hold my hand during the test. She believed me.  .Nice kid. I think she would have drawn the line if I said I need the same help for the urine specimen...
Stitchawl |
you are a wicked old fart!
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Originally Posted by SneakySnake
Here the doctor doesn't take the blood, she just orders the test. I have to go to a pathology place, and a pathology nurse takes the blood. It is a starving test, so nothing to eat or drink after dinner (which i will have at 10.30pm tonight!)  the place opens at 8.00am and it is first come first served. last time i got there at 10 minutes to and was still number 7 in line. We all complained about being hungry until it was each person's turn. when you are done you skip off gailly saying you are off to breakfast grinning at the still starving patients in the waiting room. |
last time I did a fasting test, they took 8 vials of blood which is actually a vile or two over a blood donation. I was sent home to take a nap (good thing I didn't live any further than I did) and had to come back in and have 2 more taken. the needles don't bother me though. I had my 4 litre donation card in Germany and have had a few gallon cards here