Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Finally heard back from OMS
Well I finally heard from OMS. I received a status update saturday morning of the 27th. Then got a letter in the mail on wednesday the 1st. There's a few extra things they need. Only one item was a stupid mistake. Dr. forgot to put that my hearing is normal on the exam paper. They also want me to elaborate on a few things I put on my HSR application forms. They aren't major problems though...more annoyances than anything. Easily manageable and not hard to explain. Now the frustrating thing...my urinalysis was abnormal. Well I was on my period at the time so they found blood in my sample which made it abnormal. Never listen to the appointment person when they say that isn't a big deal because it will make the result abnormal. And then the PC will make you go pee in a cup again. Well I did again (this time I was not on my period) and they found a "trace" amount of blood this time. Abnormal result again. Rats! I was a little panicked at first not knowing why the test kept on coming out abnormal but she explained that is was just a little blood (not anywhere near what it was when I was actually on my period for the first test). I was thinking it was something really serious. She said this is usually nothing to worry about. She ordered another test for a week later. She says if it comes out abnormal again then she will write a report saying it is nothing to be concerned about. Depending on the amount of blood she might look into it further if needed. My dad told me if I am not drinking enough water and eating too much protein that it could cause blood in urine. Note to self. Chug some H2O and stick with pasta the night before. I do eat a lot of yogurt, cheese, meat and vegetables and not many carbs. But I am just not a bread person/starch person. There are just other things I prefer to eat if I have my choice. And I am kinda bad at drinking water which is why I try to drink a lot of herbal teas. Now lets hope I don't start my period before this saturday. (Actually it's suppose to start any day now which means I will probably have to wait another week before I can actually do the test again. At least the order will stay in the system and I can just show up and do the test anytime after this friday.) Wish me luck (and clean pee! lol )
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ugh. that same thing happened to me, "occult blood" in my first urine sample. my doctor, having seen the extent of what was required by PC just went ahead and ordered another test before I sent anything in. that one came back negative for all blood, but had a trace amount of ketones in it, which i guess can be associated with diabetes, or mean that my body was burning fat instead of food, which I guess would have made sense since I went first thing in the morning and had gone running the day before? I'm hoping that PC puts my two urine tests together and see one perfect test rather than two slightly flawed ones :D Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeletethank you! i plan on drinking water in the morning instead of coffee and going for the test around lunch time. keeping my fingers crossed i don't get my period till saturday. my body has started giving me some warning signs these past few days though :(
ReplyDeletethey do give 60 days to resubmit materials, so it isn't that big a deal if i have to wait another week. i just hope everything is normal this time.