SIX viles of blood!

LittleApple

SIX viles of blood for my initial blood work today! 

I had my first appointment with the nurse.  She gave me a bunch of reading materials, pee cup and we discussed my due date.  She gave me a EDD of 12/31/2010, but I pulled out my chart to show her exactly when I ovulated and she agreed that my EDD should be 1/7/2010.  I might get an early ultrasound to confirm the date if the Doc can't confirm at my exam next week.

I secretly hope I get an ultrasound so I can see my baby!  Otherwise I won;t get an ultrasound until 20 weeks.

PunkyBooster

I think they took 8 out of me. I said they could feed a village of vampires with what they drained out of me.

mommy411

Yes they are Vampires!!!!

Dukos

I had to give 12. I know what you mean!  They had to use 3 different veins!  I thought I was going to pass out!

*Mush*

GAWD! six viles!  that's just mean

 

p.s. I love that you corrected the nurse, LOL :-) 

Kellina

I had 9 plus pee in a cup!

I had to do the 1hr glucose too since I was GD last time.

klmbride05

20 weeks for a first u/s doesn't seem right to me. I hope you are just mistaken.

LittleApple

I had to pee in a cup too!

meg120510

Wow...I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and will have them again at 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and 36 weeks.

jenbowman

Wow!  I don't ever remember having that much blood drawn!!  Hope you get an early u/s!!!

LittleApple

piecesofflare:

I had 16 at one appointment.  I sh!t you not. 

Do I win? 

And a lot of people don't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks.  It's stupid, but it's common.

16!!??  Oh yeah.  You totally win.  I had only one ultrasound with DD last time and it was torture waiting!!

houndbaby

I had 7 viles of blood taken today.

Mrs.LD813

They took 6 viles at my appt. last week as well.  And I, too, tried "fighting" with the nurse about my EDD.  They had me at 12/30/2010, but I had myself, based on O date, at 1/4/2011.  Based on u/s and hb rate, it looked like I was in the middle of the two, so we settled on 1/1/11. 

ETA: spelling--whoops!

*kendrick*

Commiserating and (gently) correcting grammar...giving that many vials of blood is just vile!

dondraandluis

Eh, I had 9 taken when they did my RPL panel and I know of people had 12+ vials taken.

KhloesMom

12 vials and a pee cup for me. Drained! Drained I tell you!

TheQuietGrrrl

piecesofflare:

I had 16 at one appointment.  I sh!t you not. 

Do I win? 

And a lot of people don't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks.  It's stupid, but it's common.

God help me, 16?  Are you sure you didn't have to go in for a transfusion?

Please don't let the OB exsanguinate me

blondek8

Just an FYI -- vials of blood are really only a few cc's at most. Usually not even a tsp. No need to freak out and think about requiring transfusions.  For comparison prior to getting pregnant, I donate red blood cells every 60 days, they take around 400cc/donation.

GenRN45

piecesofflare:

I had 16 at one appointment.  I sh!t you not. 

Do I win? 

And a lot of people don't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks.  It's stupid, but it's common.

you don't win - you tie. I had the RPL work up. also 16 vials.

and for the record the 16 vials was only 3 1/2 ounces. Hardly transfusion worthy.

grr_aargh

piecesofflare:

I had 16 at one appointment.  I sh!t you not. 

Do I win? 

And a lot of people don't get an ultrasound until 20 weeks.  It's stupid, but it's common.

(Aside: OMG!!  14 weeks!!! No wonder you've become scarce!)

Yeah, I was in a study after my 2nd miscarriage.  During my time with them, I gave them no less than 5-10 vials of blood every 2 weeks.  When I got pregnant they took 15 or 16.  When we had our 3rd loss and did our repeat loss bloodwork, there were 20 vials. 

I've given an unbelieveable amount of blood to the medical community over the past 2 years. 

Angel002

I had to give 14 my first visit!!  (and the bill AFTER insurance was 250!!)

meg120510

LucyD1029:

piecesofflare:

meg120510:

Wow...I had an ultrasound at 8 weeks and will have them again at 12, 16, 20, 24, 28 and 36 weeks.

Why so many?  I've had five already, but I was high risk.

I don't know about Meg, but I'll be having a lot because I've had LEEP.  I'm not really high risk, but my doc wants to check my cervix regularly.

 

I'm not high risk...this is my first pregnancy and the nurse gave us an informational booklet and starred all my appointments if I was going to have an u/s.  At 12 weeks I have a NT scan, 16 weeks we find out the gender, 24 weeks is a level 2 sono, 28 weeks is my glucose test and I'm not sure about the u/s and 36 weeks is for EFW. 

JenGarden

*kendrick*:

Commiserating and (gently) correcting grammar...giving that many vials of blood is just vile!

Thank you!  And I'm sorry about all of the blood!