I was so excited to see a package on the table (like most people) that I rushed to open it. To my surprise I got a urine sample kit! Sent to me by a company called Litholink and ordered by my urologist. Litholink, I found out is a company who sends pee collection kits in the mail. I collect all my pee for 48-60 hours then mail it back to them to analyze. They are looking for any metabolic reasons my body could be producing kidney stones like some produce hiccups. Pretty novel idea- makes me wish I would have thought of it (hmm... maybe not). And soon FedEx will have gallons of my urine on their hands- hope it doesn't leak! So here I am, day one, sentenced to house arrest just in case I might have to pee. I am a constant pee-er too. I once thought I had diabetes because I heard a symptom of the disease was peeing over 12 times a day. I checked it out with my doctor and found I did not have diabetes, but rather drinking 4-5 nalgene bottles of water a day will make you go to the bathroom a lot. Writing this makes me even have to tinkle a little. Tomorrow will be the real test because I have to work from 10-4 p.m. I am either going to hold my bladder for six hours or drive home (about 4 mins.) to use the loo.
My biggest question, in a number of questions, is why do the orange containers have a white pull-top on them? Just in case you want to keep it and use it as a water bottle?
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