blood draw

I went back to Beth Israel Deaconess, so they could draw blood for some tests my neurologist ordered (ordinary things like CBC and vitamin D level), and I was pleasantly surprised at how much more efficient this lab was than Mt. Auburn.

I just walked in, the person at the check-in counter said "room 2." He then asked for my phone number and date of birth, pulled up the information, and printed labels for the test tubes. At Mt. Auburn, I'd have had to go to the "registration" office, and been given those labels to take down the hall to the lab. Also, the lab at BID is closer to the front door than either the registration desk or the lab at Mt. Auburn, but that might be harder for them to change.

This was an easy draw, but I stopped for ice cream on the way to pick up a prescription, because I could, and because JP Licks has sweet cream ice cream this month.

ETA: I just got the first results, "CBC and differential," via MyChart (with the usual note that the doctor may not have reviewed them. A few of the the values are above the "normal" range, but I don't know what those mean; I may need to send Carmen the results.