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December 3, 2005

AAAhhhhh

I’m taking time to relax this morning, catch up on internet reading and post. This week was a mess. I was so busy on top of not feeling well. It’s nice to have that behind me, if only for the next two days.

I didn’t go for my blood test yet. I’m supposed to fast for 12 hours prior. This has been quite the challenge of which I have not successfully conquered.

In order to have any chance of not eating for so long I’ll have to spend the majority of that fast time sleeping. My plan is to go first thing in the morning when the lab opens at 8:00. So I’ll have to stop eating by 8:00 the night before.

I should probably not eat after 8:00 everyday anyway. That’s really hard because I get home from work around that time. I come home so ravenous that I charge in the door and want to eat the first thing that I encounter. I’ve gotten really good at not snacking after dinner and just before bed, though. Probably because I eat so late, as it is, there’s no need. As Murphy’s Law will have it, I’m sure I’ll become mysteriously hungry the night before the test. I’ll conveniently forget and indulge.

My plan is to go to bed at 7:00 on Sunday and go for the test on Monday. If next week is anything like this past week, I could use the rest. I’ll go to the lab a little early so I can be the first in line. Then I’ll have to have my husband on the sidelines with my morning coffee and shake so I can sprint out of the office like a marathoner and grab my sustenance.

Leave it to me to make such a big deal out of this. Maybe there’s more to it than just the inconvenience. I could be avoiding the results. Although I don’t think it’s the sensitive thyroid test it should be, so the results might not yield anything anyway.

Also, I don’t have great insurance and I think I have to pay for the tests. I’m not sure how much it costs but if the cost of my doctor’s visit is an accurate measure then the test will cost a million dollars. I’m a bit of a cheapskate when what I’m spending my money on has no return on investment. This test will probably become my Christmas present to myself, damn it.

Posted by hopeful @ December 3, 2005 10:17 AM