False Alarm October 3, 2006
Last Friday, after finding out that Finn had chicken pox, I had a blood test to confirm whether I have had it in the past and whether the infection is currently present in my blood stream because of the possible risk to the baby if the first was negative &/or the latter was positive. I found out over the weekend that I had indeed had chicken pox which matched with my recollection of being 6 and itchy.
Today the GP rang to let me know that the second part of the test for the presence of the infection currently came back with an ‘equivocal’ result. Before she let me know about this she rang the Royal Womens who advised that I should come in to see them and get another blood test done. So I got myself together and trundled off to Carlton to their Emergency Department.
Once I got there, they seemed vaguely confused by it all and rang the GP to get the blood test results faxed over. Having seen the results, the RW doctor told me that I in fact didn’t need another blood test straight away, but I should have another one done in 2 weeks through the same lab that did the original one to confirm that I don’t have the infection in my blood. So, all in all, I went into the hospital for not much reason at all.
I’m not annoyed, just tired. And a bit frustrated by it all.
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