...And Then She Poked Me.....

  Hello my wonderful Blogger readers!

      Today was an eventful day, to say the least! Well, it really starts yesterday so that’s where I’ll begin. I went to the Lab to get my arsenal of equipment. That consisted of a huge red container that holds a little over a half gallon of liquid and a …… “urine catcher tray” . Now I’m sure that was not the most enjoyable visual but hey.. it had to be done. I had to collect the golden stream for 24 hours so they could test for high levels of protein in my urine so we can possible avoid or catch early the signs of Preeclampsia. For those of you who do not know what that is , it is when a pregnant woman develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after the 20th week (late 2nd or 3rd trimester) of pregnancy. So they are testing now to give them some guide lines to go by when I get tested again at 22 weeks.

      

    I have to say, it was rather disgusting. To collect for 24 hours, wasn’t really my idea of a good day ( or night) . But it had to be done so … it was! lol  

    

   Now today I had to turn in “said container” to its appropriate handlers. Upon arrival, I was promptly greeted by a dashing woman with a 2 inch needle in her hand. So , naturally ,I was in the middle of a debate with myself and I was 2 seconds away from running back to my car and she says , “ Congratulations on your pregnancy ma’am , please step into that room and have a seat “. Sigh …. It was all over from there! She pulled out 8 vials and proceeds to assault my arm. Now, to give her some credit, she was very good at drawing blood. I just happen to be petrified of needles, and remember that hyper-sensitivity I told you about, well put 2 and 2 together. I wasn’t happy! And by the time the Vampiress was finished, I was shaky and ready to go home. 

 Then she says it … “Do ya think you can pee one more time for me “ . I really wanted to tell her that she was nuts and she has over a half gallon in her current possession, and what the heck does she need more for? Well , she proceeded to tell me that you get “pee tested “ ( her words) more times than you can count when you’re pregnant . So.. I reluctantly went over a few feet to the Starbucks , grabbed 2 Oj’s , and guzzled. And like clockwork , I was able to produce in about.. 15 minutes. All –the-while, my recently assaulted arm, was singing in perfect harmony with my heartbeat.

   

   So needless to say , it was an eventful day . However, after the eventful  visit I decided I need some “ Retail Therapy” and I did just that ! I went and got a few groceries for Friday night Shabbat and a pack of Twizzlers for myself and went straight home! I plan on locking myself in till at least Friday night! Lol

   Thank you all for indulging me again. To all have a wonderful and less “pin cushioned “night!