Spirometry

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I spent a few hours of my day at the hospital this morning to undergo a Spirometry test.  It was an interesting exam.  There’s a pre- and post-exam that I guess measures if taking Ventolin or some kind of asthma medication would make any difference.  The technicians had me retry the pre-test several times because I was falling below the normal range.  There was significant change after three puffs of Ventolin.

I knew I was going to breathe through something, but I didn’t realize I had to sit in that contraption!  It was a glass booth with these tubes and a chair.  You had to suck in and breathe out through the tube, with your nose clipped so no air could go through it.  It was a bit uncomfortable because you’re in a booth, but yeah you get used to it.  I just had to take a photo but I snapped just this one lest the technicians found me weird. Haha.

There was a minor power failure just when we were about to begin with the test, and the technicians weren’t able to get the computer and the machine started up right away.  I had to wait awhile but I didn’t mind because one of the techs and I were chatting about his work at another BPO.

I’ll be going back to the hospital tomorrow to claim the results and take it back to the doctor.  I still don’t see what all these have to do with my colds?

Caffeine and chocolate was not allowed within eight hours prior to the test, so at work I stopped drinking coffee at around 2am. That was quite an effort because I didn’t get much sleep the previous night.  And no chocolate! How was I to keep awake? Haha.  So I decided to treat myself to a good lunch after the test.  I headed to Delifrance.  Even before I stepped through the threshold of the cafe, I knew what I was going to order:

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That’s a half Oriental Shrimp Salad. I love shrimp on greens, and the dressing here is very tasty 🙂  I probably shouldn’t have ordered a drink to go with it, but I could not resist this, and to be honest, I didn’t regret ordering:

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I usually order a Green Tea Frappuccino at Starbucks, but this one was even better!  I probably should have skipped the whip.  I deserved the treat though.

 

76181 this number will have no relevance to anyone but i need to remember this to follow up on something next week… Haha…