Glucose tolerance tests are awful

[cjsmith]

The bad news: the orange drink is so nasty I gagged. Twice.
The bad news: bruises on both arms.
The sort-of-good news: only one bruise on each arm, after multiple pokes.
The good news: it's over and I'm at work now!

I think I lost about a cup of blood.* The glucose tolerance test wasn't the only thing the doctor ordered; the first draw was something like seven vials... and she forgot one, so the second draw wasn't two, it was three... and the other two draws were two. I need a steak.

*edit: that's an exaggeration.

Comments

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah that is major unfun. I had to do the three-hour test when I was pregnant which was really, really miserable. Urgh. Hope all is well for you glucose-land.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It wouldn't be so bad to sit around for a couple hours, except you can't eat. I don't know about you, but I want some food before 11am, most days. Also, the air conditioning in there was set to something like fifty. I got into my toasty sun-warmed car and reveled in the heat!