So, how long does it take to drive to a hospital less than a mile away, and have blood drawn and pee in a cup? Apparently, 3+ hours. ACK!!! There's lots of construction downtown so driving anywhere is a pain. I got to the hospital, which seems like Outback Steakhouse now, since I went to the front desk and got a pager/beeper to call me to the registration desk. Unfortunately, they had no Bloomin' Onions. After getting registered (I'd done pre-registration on the phone on Friday, what good did that do?), the lady gave me somewhat confusing instructions about where to go next. When I got where I was supposed to be, I waited at least an hour (I had no watch, and my cell phone was dead, as usual) to be called to the lab. My veins are small, and I warned the nurses, but she plowed on, couldn't find a good vein in my arm, and tried my hand, which also didn't work. The other nurse had better luck with my arm, and got the blood and I finally peed (I'd been holding it so I'd have the sample). I then had to sit back down in the waiting area, but was almost immediately called to a nurse, where my BP was taken and she asked me tons of questions. One more normal day, and then it's a clear liquid diet Wednesday (plus bowel prep), and nothing after midnight Thursday. There sure are a lot of hoops to jump through for a "minor" procedure.