Well Friday was my day to go to the doctor for my physical. I have so many things to get checked out that it will take several visits. Yesterday was my first visit and started out without coffee or breakfast! Yes I know...how can a human get going in the morning without coffee? I was up about 6:00 am and got my shower and dressed while Sherri was getting ready. She too had a doctors appointment to get blood work done. We scheduled this all together to save some time and trips. Either way we both have to go in case one can't drive for whatever the reason. So why not just go together and get it all done at one time.
We got to the doctors office on time and Sherri got right on in but I had to fill out all the paperwork. This is the first time I had been to this doctor so I had to give them my life history of illnesses and so forth. I have only been in a hospital three times that I can remember and non of them were for illnesses.
I did not get to see the doctor but saw a PA and he went over all the information and set me up for a series of shots and heart test and blood work....which they did in under an hour! I got hooked up to some machine that tells you what your heart is doing and then prints it out on a sheet of paper. After that this nurse came in with a handful of shots....Yes a handful...I felt like I was going back overseas...I got a shot in all the available areas of my body and then I was whisked off to take a urine sample which was just in time....ya know....after seeing all the shots I almost wet myself...OK and then it was time to have my blood drawn. I have a very high tolerance to pain and most procedures do not bother me but this little girl taking blood was like the first day on the job. She had been injecting oranges the day before and now it was time for the real deal. She poked around and wiggled and poked and kept asking me if I was OK...and finally I asked her if she was OK. She asked if it was OK to use the other arm..."well that is the only one I have left", I said. I was hoping she would go easy on it so I could drive home.
Well to sum it up I had 3 injections for immunizations both arms worked over for blood...I looked like a junkie....my bladder was empty and my chest was shaved....you got the picture. To top off this high lite of my day Sherri wanted to go shopping for a bed cover. We stopped and had some lunch...yes it was lunch by this time and then we headed for Bed Bath and Beyond. She found a cover for the bed in short order...due in part to the fact that I was about to pass out at this time.
The cover for the bed worked out great. She picked out the right color and it looks great on the bed. I made it home in time to crash in the recliner and take a nap while she did the dishes and the laundry. The rest of the day we watched Hancock the movie and just set back and relaxed.
I hope everyone out there is having a good day and I will back....
Somewhere in Time
5 comments:
As a tribute to you, I think I will shave my chest today and stick myself with safety pins.....jesse
Oh my goodness, you poor little old thing:) But it is good to know you got your shots---did they give you a "tag" to wear? Ha! Ha!
Glad it was you that got all those shots and not me!
Sherri, the bed cover looks great.
See you guys really soon.
Dortha
Hey Speedo: Just noticed Jenny's tribute to your anniversary, and notice your picture right below the title "Canning Pork" Now I know that was NOT a reference to Sherry, but did Jenny mean YOU ??? LOLOLOLOL
kpoppa
I know what you mean about the blood draw. The last sample I gave the lab technitian was very inept. I ended up with the ugliest bruise. Now, I've given lots of samples over time, including donating many pints of blood, but it was always the first stick and several of them I hardly knew there was a needle. Not that last time!
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