DeannaE
Weird events and an update
Dec 05, 2012
Well I tried to post a blog from my home computer but the box to type in was all gray and i couldn't get my cursor in the box to type or see anything. Today I am doing this from my office and it is now working fine. There must be some settings on my home computer i need to change,,,UGH!
So yesterday I had 4 tests run. My arterial blood gas (ABG) test measures the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood to determine how well your lungs are working, my blood work, upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series, and my Spirometry which is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), measuring lung function, specifically the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled.
I spent most of the day there. I arrived at 8:30am. My appointment was for 9:00am. I went to the main desk sat there for 5 mins to be told to move to another out-patient scheduled testing desk. I sat there for another 15 mins. I was told to go back to the first area as I couldn't take my UGI before my blood work because it will counter act with each other...HUH? OK. So the nurse then says that I have to be down to get my UGI at 9am, and it was now 8:55. Needless to say I sat for another 20mins(9:15am) waiting for someone to start my blood work. I got that done and was taken back to get the UGI. I get there and wait til 10:05am. Now the fun begins.....first I was told I was late(no i wasn't late the nurses up front couldn't figure out where i was suppose to go), next I was told that I wasn't suppose to eat/drink after midnight(I was never told that by my doctors office who gave me the paperwork and there was no instructions included in the packet of papers, just to orders to do the testing and a check list for my self). UGH!!! So here I sit thinking I will have to take another day off work to do these tests again. Luckily I didn't eat much and I ate early enough that the person doing the testing said that it should be early enough that the bite of food I did have wouldn't matter. So that gets done. The barium isn't as nasty as I was expecting. Milk of Magnesia is worse in my opinion. Finally I got back to my starting point and get my spirometry test and my ABG testing done. The test that hurt the most is the ABG. They hit that soft spot on my wrist and it is still sore this morning.
So the lady doing my Spirometry test said that I did well so she doesn't think I will need to take a pulmonary test. Well there is a plus to the day.
So this month is the 3rd month of the required 6 months. When I met with my Doctor last month they took my height again. From the time I was in school until now i have shrunk. I have gone from 5'5" to 5'3". I dont know how that happened. But either way now I definitely fall into the higher BMI. I was going by my height of 5'5". Now I calculate it and it is now 42. Only 3 months to go. Slow and steady. Of course you get anxious cause you know with every test and every month that passes you are one step closer to starting a new life and getting a new tool to aid you in this new life. The only thing that can stop you would be you not getting approved for the test by your insurance company. I hope and pray that is not the case for me.
Well it is now time for lunch. Until next time America...LOL
