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Posted 2/4/2012 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sitting in the waiting room of the lab waiting to get my blood test. I'm ready to freak out as I know I'm going to have 5 days of worry. I look at all of the people here and wonder why they don't look as though they're worried! Don't they know all of the horrible things that could be wrong with them?! LOL!!! To make matters worse I just read the new AARP magazine that had an article on blood tests and what the bad results could be. Now that was smart if me to read that, wasn't it??? Nothing like making things worse on myself!! Maybe I should cruise the net and find more things to fret about!!!!! UGH. And to be honest I actually have thought about crossing out some things on the blood test form and only have them test me for things I'm not worried about. Talk about nuts !!!!!
Posted 2/4/2012 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
I'm with you on this one, had the same thing happen recently. Stay away from the internet! After reading side effects of all that I recently have had, I thought I had everything from HIV to blood clots! A wise man once told me when not feeling well, read at a 3rd grade level and pull the plug on your internet!

I hope all goes well for ya.

-Jessie
Posted 2/4/2012 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, count me in too! As I've mentioned, my yearly blood tests are coming up as well. I am already fighting the feelings of dread, and I haven't even made the appointment!

I had to laugh at your temptation to change the orders on your form, Special! Unfortunately they are done in triplicate, so I'll tell yo what we'll do...we have to go high-tech and hack into the system and change them there...before our doctors even see the results, Lol! Makes me think of breaking into the principal's office and changing grades...ahhh, memories, uh, I mean nevermind!

I am of course just kidding, it helps to laugh about it and relieve the tension:) I know that the waiting will be tough, you will make it through and find out that all is well. If you don't get you results when expected, call your doctor's office and inquire. I don't think they relaize how much we want to hear that we are okay, and sometimes don't call right away!

Keep distracted as best as you can until then, telling yourself 'It's not time to worry about that now.' when your mind tries to go to that scary place!

Keep posting, many of us understand your concerns, and let us know how it turns out!

S.C.
Posted 2/4/2012 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning to both of you,

Love it - read at a third grade level.  cool I have always been quite good at acting like I feel fine when inside I am falling apart.  Look around you in the waiting room of a clinic and I suspect you will see many people full of terror at having labs drawn or waiting for test results that look cool as a cucumber while they wait. 

If you were sitting next to me you would see a lady paging through a magazine but if you look closely you would notice that I am  not reading but just looking at the pictures.  No way can I concentrate enough to read an article. 

By now your test should be done and this lab visit is history.  If your test is seriously abnormal it would get flagged for your Dr. to look at  right away.  Big breath and know we are here to support you.

Kindly,

Kitt 

 

Posted 2/4/2012 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Oh yea, it horrible when you're waiting for results of ANY test that has to do with your health. I remember sitting in the ER in September, and panicking even more over what the results of my EKG and bloodwork would be. Needless to say, they all came back fine, but up until you get those results a million and one things go through your mind about what horrible disease you have, and how much longer you have to live. LOL!

Then in November I was there with a severe panic attack again. Same thing happened, I got worse worrying about those darn results, even though I KNEW just two months prior, everything came out fine. I'l tell ya, anxiety and panic attacks can be pure evil!

Hope everything turns out well for you and you get good results! Keep us posted....

Fox
Posted 2/5/2012 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
Fox:  As I was sitting in the waiting room, I was mentally going through my closet and picking out my funeral clothes!  And, if that's not morbid enough, I have my funeral songs on my iPod!!!!  Everyone else is out on a Saturday night, and I'm thinking I should start cleaning out closets so my next of kin won't have to do it.  I need something else to obsess about!  My results won't be in until Tuesday - and that's saying the doctor's office even looks as them then. 

Jessie:  I know what you mean about having every disease from A-Z.  If I thought about it long enough, I could probably convince myself I had prostate cancer!!

S.C.  My hands shake when I call the doctor's office to make the appointment!  I'm hoping I get a good case of diarrhea prior to going to my appointment so I can lose a few pounds before I have to get weighed in.  Of course, then I'll probably be convinced I have colon cancer!!

Kitt:  I don't even look at the pictures in the magazine when I'm in the waiting room.  I just sweat all over the pages!!!  Then I stare at the other people and try to figure out what horrible disease they have and wonder why they're not shaking as badly as I am!

Thank you all for your support.  You're the best!

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