About a week ago, I went to the doctor's office for a routine appointment and a glucose tolerance test, which evaluates a woman's risk for gestational diabetes.The nurse told me if I didn't hear from her by the end of the week, I had passed. I was fairly certain I would fail just because this whole pregnancy has seemed relatively uneventful, but was crossing my fingers that I didn't.
Thursday came and went. Friday came and went. Hooray! I told my mom this weekend that no news was good news. She said she wasn't surprised: "I've never known you to fail a test."
Until my phone rang this morning. I failed.
#!$&@^#!
I was so mad, I ate three cookies.
So for five hours this Friday, I get to sit in a lab, drink straight sugar and see how my body reacts to all of it over time through a series of blood draws. I can't eat or drink anything else twelve hours beforehand or at any time during the test. (Jealous?) I'm relatively optimistic that I'll pass this more advanced version and that my only inconvenience in this whole deal will be five wasted hours. And let's hope that is the case.
If I fail, I get to spend the remainder of my pregnancy monitoring my blood sugar multiple times a day and adopting a modified version of a low-carb lifestyle (ie: no bread, pasta, dessert...). To me, this sounds like torture. To Chad, this sounds like a pretty good deal. I'd basically have to spend the next 10 weeks eating just like him.
2 comments:
-e-, If you fail your test I will continue my no bagel & bread ban with you (okay 4 weeks..I don't like you THAT much)..5 days so far....
....if you PASS..RED VELVET CAKE for Ellen, the Chad and lil Robert
Poor Ellen, I failed the first round but passed the 3-hour when I was pregnant with Ryan. Bring a book, but be warned...the sugar and not eating makes you terribly nauseous and woozy. And even if you have GD, at least you'll be over it by Christmas! And a holiday with no cookies and cake is just sad :)
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