THE RESULTS OF MY LAB WORK were in my health portal late in the evening the day the labs were done. I was impressed how quickly the results appeared in the portal. I realized that my Vitamin D was not checked. I'd like to have this checked as I seem to run on the lower side of things so when I have my physical, I'll ask about getting this checked.
To my amazement, I was grinning ear to ear on the results of the lab work. In fact, I was SHOCKED that they were so good. I won't be so upset about seeing the doc for physical except for my blood pressure being higher than I'm comfortable with and I have edema in my feet. This morning it hit me that I had a full bladder when the BP was taken. I should have caught this when I was at the appointment, but zoned out on it.
I think I need to write all the things you are to do when getting Blood Pressure checked at office and carrying this info with me when going to the docs. #1 is DON'T HAVE A FULL BLADDER while BP is getting checked. If I can remember, I should go straight to the bathroom to eliminate the urine before entering the exam room. If I know a urine sample will be taken for a physical, then I could go ahead and empty my bladder doing the little urinating in the cup thingy BEFORE going to the exam room for getting weighed and taking BP. Problem solved.
Reading the results of the lab work...I could have done back flips with the LIPID results. ALL within range. PTL. ALL within range. It's been YEARS since the cholesterol was within range. It'll be interesting to hear what the doc says about this. grins.
My A1c was showing good control of diabetes 2 without the use of insulin. 6.7 I'd like to get this down though. Into the 5 range. Will it happen?
TSH was way low. Too suppressed. 0.17. Four weeks ago it was way too high being 7.8. Roller coaster ride. I've got some questions I NEED TO ASK. Getting prepared for yearly Endo appointment in October.
ALL the rest of the blood work was within range except the blood glucose in blood was too high and TSH too low.
Not thrilled about OBESITY and Blood Pressure.
The main thing was I was relieved about the cholesterol and A1c results.
I have paperwork and laundry to deal with. Seems to be the same 'ole thing over and over. What do I do to make LIFE more relaxed and enjoyable as I strive to simplify? Read. Eat. Walk. Shop. I am failing at having my act together. Perhaps I just need an attitude adjustment and accept the way things are and not try to be such a perfectionist with chores and cleaning. I know through the years I tried really hard to be an over achiever as a HOMEMAKER as so many women held down jobs in "the real world" making money and working to please a boss. I wanted to stay HOME. Encouragement came from inside as there was no outside source cheering me on to stay HOME as homemaker, wife and mom. No one at church or friends even the ones that stayed at HOME full time themselves. No family members. I just kept going.
At the end of my LIFE...will it have really mattered? Wanting to please the LORD is what has purpose and is what matters.
NOT BEING SUCH A PEOPLE PLEASER should feel better than the frustration of always feeling like I'm running behind and I never am good enough. The world should just go on by as I am who I am and it isn't about being a cookie cutter woman that's worldly.
When I was growing up there was such a push to be an individual. I look at the young women today that wear long hair extensions down past their waist with a variety of fluorescent hair colors with body tattoos up one side and down the other wearing paint brushes for eye lashes sporting boob jobs revealed by low-cut tight fitting tops, decorated fingernails that challenge Imperial Chinese royalty, plumped up lips and meticulously painted on eyebrows. Healthy morals have disappeared with behaving like animals when we are a little lower than the angels is quite common.
What's it all for? To be accepted and LOVED? To attract attention? Be an individual? Scare people away? Experimenting with what feels right? Trying to fit in? Rebel against the counter culture? Because they think they're suppose to? humm. No matter what one looks like,
We like sheep have gone astray.
~d
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