Archive for August 18th, 2010

I went in for some blood work this morning in preparation for next week’s surgery.  This was the first blog draw in months, which was strange.  I quickly realized that life lately has been less of being a “patient”, which is good.  So, as I waited for my name to be called, I so hoped that my veins would cooperate.  So many times through all  my screenings of the past, they did not.  Totally frustrating and anxiety creating.  And now, there’s only one arm to pull from.  With the section of lymph nodes removed on my left side, that arm is off limits for good to help minimize circulatory problems.

So, I was called, walked in and sat there as he looked at my paperwork and pulled out 13 different test tubes for collections. Yikes!  Then I was pleasantly blessed with one prick and a steady flow to fill all the vials in one go…thank heaven and I had to think there was still the remnants of all the prayers I asked for with cooperating veins for the surgery day…so thank you to everyone that bonded together for me then…I belive and know it’s still helping me now!

So many vials in this morning’s blood draw covers both my General Practioner needs for annual physical and my plastic surgeon’s pre-op requirements…if only I had thought to have my oncologist add his list to the bunch!  Guess I’ll be back in a few weeks for him.  There, I go…back to the world of being a patient for a bit.