[JasonSmithMT]

Marie -

Back when I worked as a medical technologist (or clinical laboratory scientist) at a large university hospital we requested that the urines for urinalysis be refrigerated if there was to be a delay in transport to the lab (> 1 hour). We would accept urines refrigerated up to 8 hours.

[lgvincent]

Whenever I've saved a urine sample to take in, I've always kept it in the fridge, although I'm not real comfortable with the idea. I wrap it in 2 plastic bags, kind of like a double hulled tanker, in the hope that if the first one leaks, I'll be able to catch it in time before the second one does.

[Mick]

I don't drink water. I don't really drink much of anything ever--I just can't. I have a half-cup of milk on my breakfast cereal, and 2 cups of coffee, st 7 AM. Nothing else all day, then 2 cups of coffee before or with dinner. That's my total liquid intake. Oh, a swallow of seltzer to down a handful of pills at both meals as well. I guess I'm just weird--I cannot drink water. I seem to have no kidney problems after 39 years with diabetes, so I don't think I'll change anything...

Michael