Another Test
Saturday, July 17th, 2004 at 9:12 am · 33 views
Early this morning I went over to take yet another glucose test. This test is for gestational diabetes. I messed up the first one hour test because I didn’t get back to the lab in time (by the one hour) to draw blood. I took that over last Tuesday, had a doctor appointment last Thursday and found out that my glucose level was elevated.
So, this led me to yet another glucose test, but this time a three hour one. :frown: Yup a three hour test, which consisted of: drinking 100 grams of glucose (I chose the orange one which tastes like Orange Vess and they were out of the Cola flavored) and drawing a vile of blood four times; once at the beginning and each other time was hourly. My arms look like a heroine fiend… naw lol it’s not that bad, but my left arm is kind of bruised from the three times being poked at. The technician was only able to get one draw out of my right arm… my veins are so tiny. On the bright side of things, I had two Bugs Bunny and one Daffy Duck band aid. The other band aid was plain :down:
My next appointment is on Wednesday and to be honest, I hope to never see the lab again, at least not anytime soon. I’ve gotten too aquainted with the techs since I have seen them so much as of late. I hope the test turns out well, but I know if I do have gestational diabetes, I know for sure that I will have to really monitor what I eat. Does that mean no Country Time Lemonade for me? :sick:
Tomorrow, my thirtieth week of pregnancy begins. The twins have been very active in the past few days. They used to only be overly active after I ate, now they kick all throughout the day, no matter if I have recently eaten or not. The other day, my friend asked me at work how it felt to experience the babies kicking. I have to admit that that feeling is something that is nearly impossible to describe to someone that has never felt it.
The first movements that I felt in the third and fourth months of pregnancy can best be describe as a fluttering sensation. In short, it felt like my stomach was growling all of the time. But the kicks, twists and flips… lol I swear my twins must be doing sommersaults up in there, feel entirely different. I had the most difficult time putting the feeling into words when she asked. The closest I can come to describing it is… being in the movie Alien, laying on the table and having an alien try to push his way out of your belly. :lol: Well, that’s the best I can do for now.
The test I had this morning also required me to fast after midnight last night. So throughout the total of three and a half hours that I was at the lab, I became very sleepy and hungry. Fortunately, I was not light headed like I was with the other two glucose tests. After eating a quarter pounder meal, with a Sprite/Hi-C Orange mix from McDonalds down the street, I was just fine. I’m a tad bit sleepy now but not as much as earlier.
I’ve had a few Braxton Hicks contractions today. Even the lab technician noticed the tightness in my belly (which is a sign of the contractions). I had one just now, right before typing these sentence… As long as they are too frequent in the hour and painful while sitting, standing and walking, then I’ll be fine. I’m really hoping that when I do go into labor that: 1. I’m close to the hospital, 2. JT is with me or not far from where I am, and 3. I’m near a phone. I’ve been working out a mental plan of what could possibly go down.
Other than that good stuff, I’ve been having satellite and TiVo withdrawls. Regular television sucks when your missing good shows like Nip Tuck… but I guess I can always catch the repeats.
