Blood test tomorrow... wish me luck

**Anita Cholaine** · 10-07-2005, 05:01 PM

I need a blood test, because I almost fainted last weekend, and I've been feeling too tired and too pale lately, so, I could have something wrong (anemia maybe)

So... it's a long time since my last blood test (about 8 years...

) and I'm a bit scared of it! I really want to do it, though.... Wish me luck please!

**luvofallhorses** · 10-07-2005, 05:19 PM

Good luck!! Please keep us updated!!

**dukedogsmom** · 10-07-2005, 05:23 PM

Good luck! It's good you're getting help if you've been fainting like that. You could hurt yourself.

**Flatcoatluver** · 10-07-2005, 05:23 PM

good luck!

**Ginger's Mom** · 10-07-2005, 05:47 PM

Good thoughts going out for you, Natali. I hope they can find out what is wrong and that it can be easily remedied.

**Jadapit** · 10-07-2005, 05:49 PM

Best of luck!! You will be in my thoughts.

**lizbud** · 10-07-2005, 05:53 PM

Best of luck with the tests. Sending positive thoughts your way.

**Anita Cholaine** · 10-07-2005, 07:35 PM

Thank you everybody

I forgot to tell you another thing: I'm not allowed to eat anything since 6pm of today, until after the test, tomorrow's morning.... It's 9:30 pm now, and I'm really hungry... it could be because of the anxiety, but I really want to have dinner, but I can't... I'll have to go to bed early today....

**carole** · 10-07-2005, 10:14 PM

Hmm they must be testing you for other possiblities as well, since you are not allowed to eat, it will be good for you to have a complete blood works done, just to elimnate anything, sounds a bit like you are low in Iron, I too have that problem, luckily it is usually easily fixed with either supplements and a change in diet, good luck, honestly it does not hurt much, I used to be scared of having blood tests as well, now I just don't worry about them anymore, and usually it is relatively painless. GOOD LUCK all the same and keep us posted as to how you go ok.

**Karen** · 10-07-2005, 10:27 PM

Good luck tomorrow. Drink plenty of water tonight, it'll help keep you from getting dehydrated, which makes getting blood drawn more difficult.

**Karen** · 10-08-2005, 11:24 PM

Don't you hate tests you cannot study for?

When I got my allergies tested last winter, I called my sister afterwards, and told her the (pathetic) results. I said, "Well, I failed my allergy test today," and she said, in her most helpful big sister voice, "Well, at least if you're gonna fail a test, at least it is a test you couldn't study for."

(I turned out to have a whole lot of food allergies I never had before. Before this, food allergies were something SHE had, not me! It explained a lot of things, but makes me pretty difficult to feed.)

**Anita Cholaine** · 10-15-2005, 12:34 PM

Well..... I have the test blood results, and everything seems to be ok.... I'll have to go to the doc though, so please, wish me luck!

I have something worse to think about: my knees.... I'l need surgery on both knees, and I'm really worried about it... I'll make another thread about it, so that I can explain you everything...........