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February 24, 2006
That Was Not A Good Way To Meet Your Doctor
So said MR as we laughed about the scene when, immediately after I had my blood drawn for a new round of bloodtests for the CR Society study, my doctor popped by the room. I was lying down -- I'm a fainter, so I had to remain flat for quite some time after the blood was removed -- and MR was measuring out 50 cc's of cranberry juice into a giant syringe because we had misplaced the baby measuring cup. We asked the nurse if she had a measuring cup, but she didn't, so she gave us this huge plastic syringe. MR had run across the street to get me some cran so we could raise my glucose after the test was over -- I had been fasting since the night before. He held my hand as I got the blood taken (and was a bit concerned when I looked like I was going to faint, even though I was lying down!) and then he went to measure my juice. At just that moment, as he was standing with a huge syringe filled with bright red liquid, my doctor pokes her head in and says, "And what are we doing here?" It was pretty funny.
MR had to drive me to work, but not until we went to Starbucks to get my coffee. I sat eating a Sherm's brownie and drinking a Venti coffee on MR's lap at the Starbucks until I felt ready to face the world again. He was angelic, as always, and now understands just how dedicated I am to science if I go though this every six months for the study.
I hope the other study participants don't expect this kind of care from MR. He'd be awful busy, driving them to and from bloodtests, and he might not let all of them sit on his lap.
Posted by april at February 24, 2006 11:08 AM
Comments
OMG! Where's a photographer when ya need one?! David?? Both the image of MR holding the giant syringe of cranberry juice aloft when the doctor arrived and that of you sitting on his lap at Starbucks sound like scenes from some weird movie, Seinfeld or Sex in the City. Tee hee!! JD ;-)
Posted by: Judith at February 24, 2006 10:32 AM
That was really really funny! I used to be a fainter to when it came to blood, I used to faint even when somebody had a bloody nose. Then, something miysteriously changed about 2 years ago. Now, I actually look when they draw blood from me enjoying it, and am into all kinds of bloody shows, even reality shows that show bloody operations and stuff. Maybe I am turning into a vampire.
Posted by: zeynep at February 24, 2006 1:58 PM
Turn into a vampire? Well, it shure would help alot in living forever even without doing CRON :-)
Posted by: Curious at February 26, 2006 2:18 AM