Blood test - need a ridiculous reason for it.

[saxy_jag]

I have to go for a blood test in the morning. It's only to make doubly sure that my symptoms are indeed due to menopause and nothing like thyroid before the doc starts treatment.

Thing is, the daft, nosy little twits at work will want to know what for and I don't feel inclined to tell them as it's really none of their business. So I want to give them a ridiculous reason for it just so's I can watch their stupid faces whilst they try to figure it out and then become too embarassed to ask any more (yes, I'm mean that way).

So what unlikely reasons would I have to be going for a blood test? Something a reasonably clean-living, heterosexual, married, menopausal woman would be highly unlikely to have.

[ummmm]

A pregnancy test.

[sherrardk]

Suppose you could go for a test for some sort of STD (don't know which one would need a blood test though).

[anneasquith]

std.

[tiggerblue10]

Anaemia?

[saxy_jag]

I had thought about that. But then, women my age do get pregnant. Although my bloke had the snip years ago. Still, might get 'em gossiping ;-)

[boxtops]

To test your rare hypofloxyflurosphodine levels. (I just made that up)

[Invictas]

Why do they have know WHAT you are going to the Doctors for,just tell them it is a medical appointment,and that's the end of it!
If you have already said it's a blood test same thing,just say it's a blood test and it's your business not theirs!
Your bodies medical matters are nobody elses to know.

[Mamyalynne]

If you have no children, you could say it is to check if you are really a woman

[marval]

To check your sperm count

[ummmm]

DNA test because you might actually be your husbands sister..

[puternut]

Checking for Peyronie's disease?? (Curvature of the peni$)

[anneasquith]

been on contact with someone who had malaia.,

[anneasquith]

sp...malaria.

[Wak]

Tell them it's P.S.A. blood test for prostate problems. You'd never have one of those, would you!

[Answerprancer]

Tell them that US scientists have recently discovered that through blood testing, it can be revealed that an individual is being underpaid by their employer.

[ummmm]

IQ test...

[boxtops]

LOL AP, I like that one.... you need to have your blood tested, there's something in the water in the office.

[saxy_jag]

Ooooh ... puternut ... I like that one. They'll be googling that the minute I leave the office.

Invictas, I agree with you 100%. But they're a nosy, gossipy lot and to be quite honest I'm getting sick of them forever asking what's wrong every time I so much as sneeze - they may share their woes with each other but mine are my business, as you say. Thing is, if I tell them that directly then I'll get moaned at by the boss for being rude. And since the boss is one of the thickest prudes I've ever worked for, Puternut's suggestion sounds perfect.

[Eve]

Veritaphobia :)

[puternut]

I bow to your good taste saxy-jag <GRIN>

And no I am NOT a sufferer - just googled it