Thoughts on GD Test..

PAIrishBride

Honestly really wasn't bad at all, the worst part was sitting there for an hour after I waited a half hour to get my drink.  The drink was the fruit punch and tasted just like really sweet Hawaiian Punch..nothing I couldn't stomach.  Now I just have to wait 48 hours to see the results of the test.  They only took 3 vials of blood too.  Good luck to everyone else who has to take it, don't stress about it!

antosh2008

When I did this one and the 4 hour GD test with my son, I had to drink the terrible orange stuff. GROSS!

Yay for you for having fruit punch!

tnpjuly04

Where did you get it done?  My place only gives yucky orange!!!

ch3ls

ah man! I hope mine tastes like fruit punch. I know the first GD test I did (earlier on) did NOT taste like fruit punch But ya the worst part about that test is just the waiting.

lfen0526

wow three vials of blood? ?my OB just did a finger stick with the 1 hour.... wow... and yeah, I had the orange for my one hour and I kinda liked it. ?But if you have to do the 3 hour, there is twice the amount of glucose in the same size bottle, so it burns a little doing down... good luck with the results!

PAIrishBride

I went to Lab Corp.

ctidden

Mine is next week and I hope i get the fruit punch kind!  I know already I'm not going to like waiting 48 hours for the results though

LittleMamaB

The one hour isn't bad. The three hour blows. In my experience anyway.

PAIrishBride

I got three vials of blood b/c they also took blood for a blood count, anemia and a syphilis (spelling??)test

mlf625

I love my doctor's office- they give you the orange drink at the appt. before the GD test. ?You drink it at home, drive to the lab within 1 hour, and have your blood drawn. ?Done.

And people- it's a tiny bottle of what tastes like Sunkist. ?Seriously no big deal. ?The 3 hour is way worse.?

SnowshoeMom

I had two vials taken after drinking an orange liquid that was more like sweet Gatorade than anything else.

 Wasn't too bad ... and the lab supposedly processed the results and returned them to my OB the same afternoon.  This was yesterday, so I'm hoping no news is good news.  The wait was okay (I was writing shower thank you notes), but I wouldn't want the three hour.

 If possible, go first thing in the morning when the lab opens.  They are much more apt to get you in and out as quickly as possible.  That and I was starving!!!

sarabeth05

Thanks! Mine is in 2 weeks and I will make sure that I have a good book!

sbollenbach

I think the 1 hour test wouldn't have been so bad.. but the 4 hour test was pretty icky.  Glad you only did the 1st test!

margauxlicious

I agree. I just did mine this morning, but with the orange drink.  It really wasn't bad at all!

RaeAnt

You should have already had those tests done about 10 weeks ago. Didn't your OB request blood work?

If you don't want the orange, ask if they have other flavors. At mine, they just normally grab the orange. I asked if they have other flavors and the nurse seemed surprised. They also had the fruit punch.

I'm lucky in that I got to take take it home with me. They told me drink it about 30 minutes prior to coming in, taking in to account the time I started and finished and then let them know the times when I arrive so they can get me tested. They also only do the finger prick, not vials.