I went to the doctor last month for my annual checkup which I had put off for the last two years for various reasons. I knew she was gonna be mad at me because my blood pressure has been up and that day for some reason it shot way up out of range (high range) and the doctor freaked out and told me to go to the emergency room which turned out to be a clown show which I will write about at some point. Just know that had I been about to stroke out or have a heart attack the outcome would not have been good.
At any rate, I went home after a couple of hours and I am still alive and kicking unless I died and this is where you end up --- living the same life you left but in a parallel world. I don't believe that of course, but it would make for a good story if I was inclined to write a story. I used to write stories but then my brain ran out of stories or I lost my imagination or something. Although, lately my granddaughter wants me to tell her a story when I tuck her into bed and I have come up with some twisted versions of fairy tales which she thoroughly enjoys. But I won't bore you all with fairy tales.
The other day I went in for my annual (about as annual as my weekly journal is weekly which isn't) blood work.
I got the results yesterday and the first few tests were marked in RED. Those all had to do with cholesterol and A1C and triglycerides. I was kind of expecting that actually because for quite some time during all the chaos that my life had become the past couple of years, I have not been very active physically, nor have I eaten a very healthy diet. As a matter of fact, I had resorted to crackers and chocolate as a meal sometimes. Hey, it is quick and easy... Mind you, I do make sure my granddaughter eats healthy for the most part minus the once a week fast food that I allow her to have.
Now in my defense, I have for the last month changed my diet and exercise routine drastically. So hopefully that will help.
But for now, everything is higher than it should be.
I checked my email this morning and my doctor had put a note on my medical records telling me to watch my diet and get more exercise NOW. And she was looking forward to my next visit in two weeks to discuss treatment plans. I bet she is going to tell me that crackers and chocolate do not qualify as healthy...
Much love,
Lia
8/13/2022
