Just spend the night at SMH for a research study I am participating in. Overall, it was okay, but these things always have a few bumps...these bumps happen to currently be on my arms from the 3 IVs and 2 other attempted IVs...and I'm pretty sure one infiltrated towards the end and now I have a huge lump on my arm where the fluids all accumulated in the tissues...these are gonna be pretty bruises! My arms are both very sore and tired as well, from being held at odd angles and from not having free movement for so long.
I had a few moments of low blood sugar+high blood pressure (let me tell ya, that is an odd feeling, and not in a good way), and, of course, the required IV issues one always has during these things. I actually slept pretty well, all things considered, so that helped my outlook on life.
I survived. Next overnight is next week, that one will involve muscle biopsies, which don't hurt at all during the procedure, and hurt like heck after the local wears off. After that, I have 6 months of either omega-3 supplement or a placebo, and then two overnights with the same tests again. Yippee!!
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