Where everybody knows your name

Where everybody knows your name - (Cheers Theme) - Gary Portnoy

The lab at the hospital has become just that place - the place where they all recognize me and know my name.   They greet me as I come into view and look at me with that 'weren't you just here' look.    They know the temperament of my veins, which ones are prone to cause trouble and just the right sized needle to use.   (I apologize to the needle squeamish in the crowd).  Quite fitting (with the bar theme) that I'm running my own little draft bar for them dumping vials of plasma at will.    Will that be a glass or a half litre of the red stuff?

I go there every three weeks to get regular blood tests but lately I've been doubling up on that.   Every time my blood levels drop, it means more blood tests so more blood drawn.   Add to that the pre-surgery prep and retests and I've had blood drawn 5 times in the past 10 days.   I'm considering charging them a small fee for each vial.   They pay for your blood in the U.S. don't they?