da_6673d ago
good thing I opened that packet of paperwork before my doctor's appointment next week. Apparently I was supposed to get bloodwork done before showing up. Guess who's leaving for a 1:40pm blood draw today.
Show threadrj3d ago
@da_667 hopefully not a fasting required one
Show threadda_6673d ago

@arrjay I can't speak for every CKD practice, but the one I use to went to does not require fasting for a blood panel and urine analysis.

Now, for a full spectrum blood test your primary care physician would give you, yeah, I have to fast for those.

Show threadda_6673d ago
@arrjay my usual routine is on check-up with the doc, assume that I'll be doing blood work and stop eating around 8pm the previous day, for my appointment the next morning. Which is fine, that's become my routine to stop eating past 8pm.
Show threadrj3d ago

@da_667 ah, the docs here tend to off-site bloodwork, so I get to cope with the vague "you should do it sometime in two weeks before the office visit"

And...Usually forget until 3 days before, so booking labs sucks.

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@arrjay this packet of paperwork had been sitting on my desk for a month. Nobody had mentioned "get this shit done now, and schedule the bloodwork inside immediately."
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