Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Glucose Test

So as I near my 28th week (YAY!), I knew the dreaded glucose test was no longer avoidable. After some scheduling conflicts, I was able to nail down a day and today happen to be that day. I did my research about what I should do to make sure I don't accidentally fail the test (hopefully it worked!) and have to repeat it with the three-hour test of doom.
Going into it, I had three options to choose from for the flavor, the orange, fruit punch, or lemon-lime. I chose lemon-lime in the hopes that it would taste better...but honestly I doubt any of them taste good. I did chill mine (which I also high recommend even though I have not experienced it warm, but my imagination suggests it would be terrible). I started fasting as instructed after a quick prep-time lunch of hummus and veggies, and before I knew it 2:45 rolled around. All day long (and really since last week), I have been discussing what my plan was with Lorie since she is my trusty sidekick who goes with me to these things and talk me through it...seriously, what would I do without her?
The drink itself is not the greatest, but not as awful as I had heard. It was very sugary, just as I suspected considering the ingredients. It tasted like flat 7-Up with a bag of sugar added, but as I started I thought to myself "Not too bad, you have drank worse in college! I mean, who didn't?!?" But I do have to confess that by the end of the bottle and 10 minutes later I was about to be sick. It also gave me some pretty horrible heartburn, so that wasn't any fun either.
By 3:15 Lorie and I hit the road and made our way to the lab for the tests. She kept me calm as possible and the tech was a pro who knew how to keep her cool as well. In the end, we will just have to wait and see what the results are! Fingers crossed!!! Next stop, the Rhogam shot.


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