The Trip To The Hospital Turned Out Well.....

There was no rain when I went to the hospital today for my blood tests.  The bad thing was that someone moved my appointment back a half hour without notifying me.  I could have relaxed at home a bit longer.  Grrr!

I ended up having to cover my family history...well, just my mother and father's health history.  I know I have answered those questions before but it was some time ago.  The girl said that the hospital was upgrading their system and trying to make both my health history and the history of my parents easily accessed.  Why?  Makes me feel more like lawyers are involved than doctors but what do I know?  I just know my original medical history and that of my family IS located in their files because it's been accessed before.  Must be a different screen that's buried and/or hard to access with their current system.  Who knows?!

Anyway, I came home with that damn soap that they want you to apply to your skin WITHOUT WATER.  I know it's germicidal but it dries my skin badly (it's already dry) and itches like hell!  But I used it to wash (I hate the smell) and then applied it like they asked.  I'm sitting her with itch spots all over the place.  I wouldn't even know where to begin to scratch but I am trying not to do that.  My skin is so fragile as it is, it would only make little boo-boo's all over.

So I am reading all the information supplied to me and discover they make a separate consideration in case the doctor has to do *intervention*.  That means if he has to *roto-rooter* it because he finds a blockage starting.  It scared me because I thought, *Oh no!  I don't want to have to stay overnight.* But further reading showed that I would return home but have to stay off my feet for 24 hours.  Phew!  (wipes forehead in relief...)  I can do that...LOL!

So say a little prayer for me that everything goes all right.  I DO have a feeling that there IS a blockage in that leg...not a full one but one that is interfering with good circulation in my lower leg.  We still have rain in our future they say (we didn't get any today) but it will be a bit warmer.  I can do warmer.  

Have a great day and think of me often.  ****Hugs****