Blood Tests

Both boys have had blood tests this past week.
Brodie had one done on Monday checking his tegretol levels. Last time they were within the normal therapeutic levels but he as still getting those horrible facial spasms.

Angus had his done on Friday to check for various levels of things like glucose, iron, cholesterol and liver function. Angus's blood pressure was up the other week when I took him to see the doctor for his sore throat. I thought it might have been because he was in pain but Dr. F wanted me to bring him back to see how his BP was. Thankfully it was good this time.

High BP is one thing that runs in the family. Sadly we have three generations our my immediate family that have it. My Dad, me, Brodie and even one of my nieces. Mark does too. So its something that we have checked regularly. When Angus's reading was much higher than expected I wasn't terribly concerned but as it runs in the family its not something we can ignore.

I forgot to get the results for Brodie's test during the week. I feel awful that I forgot but if there was something not quite right I would get a phone call or a letter from the clinic. Angus's results should be in either on Tuesday or Wednesday. I just hope that I don't forget to phone for the results. I am sure if there's anything wrong the clinic will let me know about it. LIke they did when my glucose levels were a bit high. I'm crossing my fingers that there is nothing to worry about.