Today's tests were pretty easy. I did pulmonary function tests this morning, blood work and am sitting here waiting for more blood draws and trying to not only cough, but cough up some nice flem samples. The docs don't seem too concerned about the cough. They think it just took me a while to get over the strep and that I probably picked up a virus on top of it along the way. But, they want to culture some flem just to be sure I haven't picked up something bacteria.
This morning I was quite please to see the technician actually print out a copy of my results and put it in my chart. The last time I was here they just sent them through the computer system and I couldn't look at them until Dr. Gahl was ready to talk to me.
So, I didn't say a word, but as soon as I got out of the lab, down the hall and into the antrium area, I sat down and pulled them out to see. I 'm not celebrating until my wrap up because I'm not a doctor and there may be something there that I wouldn't pick up on - but I do know which numbers we've been watching and where they were last time - and my preliminary own assessment is that things look pretty good!
I've also broken my chain of "interesting" roommates. (No Karen, you don't count!) Every time I've come to NIH without a friend being here at the same time, I've had some, well, roommate experiences. This time I was supposed to get a roommate today, but the woman apparently canceled her trip. So, I've got my own room. It's been nice. Grin!
Having that sneak peek at my results has me feeling much less anxious than normal.
This morning I was quite please to see the technician actually print out a copy of my results and put it in my chart. The last time I was here they just sent them through the computer system and I couldn't look at them until Dr. Gahl was ready to talk to me.
So, I didn't say a word, but as soon as I got out of the lab, down the hall and into the antrium area, I sat down and pulled them out to see. I 'm not celebrating until my wrap up because I'm not a doctor and there may be something there that I wouldn't pick up on - but I do know which numbers we've been watching and where they were last time - and my preliminary own assessment is that things look pretty good!
I've also broken my chain of "interesting" roommates. (No Karen, you don't count!) Every time I've come to NIH without a friend being here at the same time, I've had some, well, roommate experiences. This time I was supposed to get a roommate today, but the woman apparently canceled her trip. So, I've got my own room. It's been nice. Grin!
Having that sneak peek at my results has me feeling much less anxious than normal.
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