A Trip to the Doctor....for Mom!

Well, I went to the doctor to have a physical today.

My doctor, Dr. Lee, is a really sweet lady. She cant be much older than me; well she doesn't look it. She is very understanding, and gives me time to ask questions and voice my concerns. She even sits there and listens, and doesn't rush me. Anyways, she told me that I am doing really well, and I am perfectly healthy. I do need to lose 10 pounds though, in order to be in the right body-mass index thingy. I had already planned to lose 10 pounds before July anyways, so that I could look nice for my sister's wedding. Also, she said that my blood pressure was nice and low (90/70 - almost dead) for a 28 year old female with two small children. So I was very happy overall.

Then came the not-so-fun part. She said that I needed to get blood work done and get a Tetanus shot. My last one was when I was 15, so I was due for another. I reluctantly agreed, so she sent off my paperwork to the lab. Oh joy....I HATE NEEDLES. Its a wonder how I had 2 kids via C-Section at all. I am the kind of person that has to lay down to get shots and have blood drawn, or else I'll faint or even possibly throw-up. I have always been very queasy. Just ask the man who took my very first blood draw when I was preggo with Summyr. He had throw up on his feet when I was done. Or the time when I got a shot when I was about 13 yrs. old. I almost fainted in the elevator on the way to the car! So needless to say, I was nervous about this time.

The nurse came in to give me the Tetanus shot. I could feel my breaths starting to quicken. Then all of the sudden she was putting the band-aid on. WOW! She was GOOD! I didn't even feel it. Unfortunately I can feel it now!!! My arm hurts!!!! Then, I went off to get my labs done. I explained to the lady about my issues with needles and she was kind enough to take me to another room where I could lay down while she drew my blood. This was possibly the first time that I wasn't made to feel embarrassed about my "condition".

So anyways, I am glad its all over and I can start the New Year feeling good and knowing I am healthy!