I went for my last vacation blood draw this morning at the hospital about 20 minutes away. Read this with the full twang of the North Carolina mountains.
Phlebotomist: Well, I see ya'll are here for a pregnancy test. How exciting!
Me: Mmmmm.
Phleb: Ya'll were in here earlier this week, too. Oh! Are you checking for twins? Oh my god, that would be so great!
Me: Um, its probably an ectopic pregnancy. We're not checking for viability anymore.
Phleb: (Pause while she tries to decipher the difficult vocabulary words I've tossed at her) Oh, that's so wonderful! I just had my boy this past May. Wow, you don't get any sleep with a baby! You'll find out soon enough! Do you have a due date yet?
Me: (Audible sigh). No. I'm sure my regular doc will go over that with me when I get home.
Phleb: Well, since you are carrying a tiny baby this stick should be easy as pie, what with all that extra blood ya'll will have in your veins now.
Me: (Debates whether or not to inform her that all the hearty fluid in my veins was red wine; I let her off the hook and kept mum.)
Phleb: Well, ya'll have a nice day - wait, I mean have a super pregnancy! You're gonna be glowing soon enough! Bye, now!
We leave for NY tomorrow morning.
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2 comments:
holy crap, that was special! did she at least find your veins, or did you have to draw her a map?????
anke
We are waiting for you with open arms!
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