I called a couple of hours ago to ask about the no eating or drinking request. The person answering said that generally the doc likes to do cholesterol screenings, and you can't eat before those.
I then asked if it was ok to drink water, and she said it was. I then expressed some confusion about why the message said I couldn't drink...but I didn't get a response there.
And at the end, I embarrassed myself by getting a little emotional when she asked if I could handle not eating. (I really didn't want to think about fainting or D at that moment!) But she was nice and said that I could always reschedule the bloodwork for later in the week so I wouldn't have to fast during the day.
So I'm sitting at work trying to handle support calls on an empty stomach (but I'm well-hydrated, thankfully!). We'll see whether I get all sniffly when dealing with the doc or the person taking my blood...
Ya know, my dad had to do a fasting cholesterol test for the first time in his life a couple of weeks ago. I wonder if the word went out to docs in the past year that their patients didn't read their minds and know not to eat (or drink or whatever) before an exam. WhatEVAH!
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(I really didn't want to think about fainting or D at that moment!) But she was nice and said that I could always reschedule the bloodwork for later in the week so I wouldn't have to fast during the day.
