Blood Sucking, but not on Friday the 13th...

I just missed having my blood "sucked" on that ever-so-popular day of supposed bad luck day (Friday the 13th); instead I had it done this morning of the 14th. The yearly bloodwork was due, so first thing this morning, after a mini-fasting over night, they drew the vials of blood for things like CBC, Fe, Lipid, Thyroid, Hemoglobin, and metabolic panel. What a wonderful way to start the morning! Actually, I don't so much mind the procedure, especially when I get the regular guy that does the actual needle-puncture in the arm -- this guy is nothing short of an artist with the needle; he always hits on the first try, and I hardly feel more than a sharp pinching for a split-second.

Too bad results are not "instant" in this day of instant everything. I would love to just get the results right there and then, especially when I am curious about how my iron levels are these days, and how my red-count is. Those two tests seem to correlate closely with how well I've done on my gluten free diet, since I was anemic prior to going GF. Also, should be interesting to see how my lipids (cholestorol, HDL/LDL) are after just finishing creating the gluten free desserts book -- yes, I ate much too much of those calorie and fat filled delights during the creation... someone had to! :)

I guess I will have to wait a few days to see what those tests show. And, if prior experience serves as an indication of what to expect, I will have to call and remind the doctor to send me a copy of the results -- since, no matter how many times I ask them to send me the results, and they tell me they will, I nearly ALWAYS have to call and ask again.

In the mean time, I'm thinking about making some pumpkin cookies or perhaps a new pumpkin-based recipe in the next few days. All this talk of pumpkin over on Lynn's blog recently made me have a taste for something good with pumpkin in it. And, I still have pumpkins to carve for Halloween (though, I admit, I am taking the easy route and using canned pumpkin for my recipes whether a fresh pumkin is near or not).