's Blood Test

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I just want to share our day in NYC today.

As we drove into NYC this morning (left the house at 7:25 a.m.) for

's blood test and x-ray, there was no traffic and in fact the

traffic lights in NYC were all turning green at the same time. I

said to my husband, this is going to well something's gotta give I'm

sure. A commute that normally takes 1 1/2 with the traffic took

less than an hour. We got to radiology at 8:30 to get 's bone

age done but since they took to long to register her, we had to

leave to go upstairs for her blood work. She met with Dr. H's two

assistances. While she was being measured and then her blood

pressure the one assistance decides to tell what she was

there for. Well that's when " something's gotta give " gave. She

screamed and yelled so bad (I was actually afraid that if Dr H was

just arriving she would come in and yell at ). She fasted for

this blood test and we had an appointment at 9 but we didnt' get

taken until 9:30. threw up a couple of times and screamed

before we got the line in. Everytime the doctors came into the room

to draw more blood or check on the line she would flip out. I

thought this stuff was supposed to make her groggy and tired. Yeah

sure. finally fell asleep at the last 10 minutes (after 1

hour and 50 mintues)and woke up to the doctors drawing the last two

vials and taking the line out. She then told the doctors that they

were her friends.

We then went back downstairs to radiology and was very pale.

I brought M & Ms for her and other snacks. Thankfully the x-ray went

quick.

It was just so crazy how crazy and upset was. She was

becoming hoarse from screaming so much in the beginning. I hope we

don't have to go through that again.

B

5 1/2 and Kelli 3