Blood Work

**stiffdogg06** · 03-22-2009, 07:08 PM

Ok well I will give you the guys the low down.

Last week I had to fast for 12 hours but ended up with 14hrs of fasting for some blood work I had to have done at work (battelle).

It all started with the nurse putting the the needle in my arm which felt like it went WAY to deep in & it actually hurt really bad, but it normally doesn`t hurt me... They get about 1oz of blood into the vial from what I saw, looked over at the nurse said I was getting light headed... That`s all I remember.

But I do remember seizing and feeling my body shaking and my eyes closed but I physically had no control over my body but still felt my body do what it was doing so I think I was still somewhat conscious.... I finally came to and asked what happened and she said I seizured. Woke up all sweaty, lights were really bright...

She said it was probably cause I had to fast for 12-14hours... Well unfortunately I have to get this test done AGAIN tomorrow. She said I will only need to fast for 8 hours which I guess is better. But honestly, I am actually pretty scared it will happen again. I was I can drink Water and Coffee...

So I guess what I wanted to ask is; what are some good foods to eat before I go to bed at midnight? Before I didn`t drink any water or anything so that would`ve been a problem so I plan on drinking a lot of water before this test...

Thanks guys and wish me luck...

**BigAl3** · 03-22-2009, 07:37 PM

hope everything goes okay andrew!

**stiffdogg06** · 03-22-2009, 07:49 PM

Thanks Al!

Me too. It just scary knowing it can happen again...

I will just make sure I stay hydrated really well and eat a good meal before bed and some fruit.

**stiffdogg06** · 03-23-2009, 09:41 AM

Well my blood work test this morning went fine without a hitch... Now just gotta wait another year to do it again... :woot2:

**heatgain** · 03-23-2009, 01:52 PM

Where do you work, at Bela Lugosi`s Woodworks?

A blood test every year?

**stiffdogg06** · 03-23-2009, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by Heatgain

Where do you work, at Bela Lugosi`s Woodworks?

A blood test every year?

It`s in my first post in the first sentence.

We get FULL physicals paid for each year at work.

**heatgain** · 03-23-2009, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by stiffdogg06

It`s in my first post in the first sentence.

We get FULL physicals paid for each year at work.

Alrighty then.

I get two teeth cleanings a year with my fine coverage at work.

**Accumulator** · 03-24-2009, 10:46 AM

stiffdogg06- Glad things went smoother the second time around!

I don`t do anything special the night before, just have a big meal (which is normal for me anyhow). But yeah, dehydration can do funny things to ya and maybe that`s what happened in your case. Weird that it hurt though, I probably woulda spoken up and made sure things were OK (easy for me to say, my veins are readily accessible so the nurses say I`m the easiest patient they have).

Heatgain- Sure, bloodwork is part of a full physical for me too (get mine drawn next week). My wife and I get `em every year too even though they`re at our expense. Don`t want to miss something and hear the old "gee, if only we`d caught this earlier...".