Pre-Op Labs

So, I went over to the MACL across the street from the surgeon's office that I work at, figuring that I could get my labs run on my lunch... little did I know that this MACL requires you to register as an outpatient before you can have your labs drawn. -.- Oh well, they're done now. Before I made the decision to go on this journey, my doctor had ordered an HbA1C, and a lipids panel as part of my yearly physical, so, I only had to get the Vitamin D drawn today. Hopefully my Vitamin D will come back ok, I've been doing the 3000 IU/day (actually, it ends up being 3200 because of my calcium pill), so, hopefully I wasn't deficient prior to starting that regimen. The urine test for nicotine was meh, a urine test. The interesting test was the h. pylori breath test.

I've never had to do one of these before. You're not allowed to be on certain acid reflux meds for 2 weeks prior to the test (I CAN START TAKING MY PRILOSEC AGAIN TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!), and you're not allowed to eat or drink anything two hours prior to the test. So, they have you blow into this bag, like you're blowing up a balloon, and then they make you drink this drink (kind of tastes like citrus Crystal Light, except as straight citric acid), which is still burning the back of my throat. :( Then you have to wait 15 mins, and then blow into a second bag, just like you're blowing up a balloon. It's an interesting test, as I said. So, what IS h. pylori you ask? Well, it's bacteria that can grow in your stomach that if you have it, you're more likely to have ulcers. Definitely something that needs cleared up... I don't need my new pouch to get ulcers. :(

So, the pre-op labs are done. :) I know that they sometimes order more pre-op testing, and I just found out the other day that I'll have to take a 4 hour class prior to surgery. That sounds fun. :/ Well, all for now! :)

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Lady D