I calculated 7 days after my ovulation date (which is when you need to get your progesterone check, technically 21 days of a regular cycle, if you ovulated on day 14). Unfortunately I work nightshift and so when I called the collection facility to see if I could get it done when I woke up that afternoon I was told a flat "no". I did my best to convince them that because it would be morning for me that it should be okay but I had no luck. So after fasting from 8pm, I worked all night till 5am (STARVING) and went to sleep around 6.00am, getting up at 7.30am for an 8.00am appt. You can imagine how I was feeling. I was exhausted and starving.
I walked in there and was quickly given me first blood test (1 vial for the gtt, another vial for the other tests). I don't look when they take my blood as I've fainted at the sight of blood before. After my first test my head started spinning like I was going to faint. Oh great I thought, I'm diabetic, surely this is the kind of thing that they feel? I was then given a glucose drink which tasted like flat lemonade. I'd heard terrible things about it being sickly sweet but maybe it was the fact that I was desperate for sugar but I loved it at that moment. I had to drink it within a few minutes so that was a bit tricky when I was feeling like rubbish but I managed.
I was then told to sit in the waiting area for an hour. I was collected after an hour and more blood taken. I was then told to sit for another hour. I was called again and more blood taken. I was excited about my meal by this point.
On the walk home I got a footlong sub and it was AMAZING.
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