Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 That does sound horrible Alyne! I think the worst part is returning to the waiting room (after running the tap for 20 minutes in the washroom) and having to announce my lack of success with a room full of patients within earshot! However the lab technician readily photo-copied my requisition, circled the Urinalysis gave me the container to take home and went ahead and took 4 or 5 vials of blood from my left arm: she had no trouble there! CJ ------------------------------------- Original Message: Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:46:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: urinalysis " Couldn't perform for the urine check <How dry I am!> " Very funny! Last time that happened to me, I didn't have the luxury of going home and bringing it in later. We have random drugs tests where I work and you have to be tested within 24 hours of being notified. I was going to be out of town for business the next day so had to do it THAT DAY. So, I tanked up on water and went to the lab. I don't know if it was performance anxiety or what but I couldn't get out a trickle. I had to wait 2 hours before it finally happened. The wait was horrible. Small waiting room, TV blaring something like Sally Jessy about about women stealing their sister's husbands or something.... Alyne T2, Dx 8-03, D & E and Metformin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 > > That does sound horrible Alyne! > > I think the worst part is returning to the waiting room (after > running the tap for 20 minutes in the washroom) and having to > announce my lack of success with a room full of patients within > earshot! You both brought back a memory of a sixteen year old kid given a small bottle and sent into an empty room to fill the bottle as part of his induction medical to the Air Force as an apprentice. Back in the old days when rooms like this had big old lounge chairs, smoking stands, ashtrays etc. Ten minutes later, no result, so the nurse sent him off to have a glass of water. Same again twenty minutes later. And again. And again. Eventually, success. But you can have too much of a good thing in a room without any porcelain or plumbing. I often wish I'd left an apologetic note for the cleaner who emptied the ashtrays. Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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