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Nov. 15th, 2011
Bloodwork ahoy!
Nov. 15th, 2011 02:14 pmSo, went and got stuck for Science! (or rather, a long overdue check in) and had some blood drawn yesterday morning. Doing a full lipids run along with kidney and liver function tests. Now, I'm not too concerned about most of this, but I know it's been forever and a day since I had my cholesterol checked, and I was afraid I did not have great numbers.
Today I got my results in, and behold! They do not suck! My HDL could be higher but isn't too low, my LDL could be lower but isn't too high, and my overall could go down a bit for comfort's sake but isn't at a dangerous level. My potassium is even at the low end of normal, which is better than the last time I tested. We might change my blood pressure meds to something that's less likely to strip the potassium out of my body, and I should really get off my ass more often and exercise (and, you know, less trans fats and sugar) but it's not like that's news. I'm still keeping the appointment I have with a nutritionist since, well, it's free, and she might have some useful suggestions, but generally that's more for informational purposes at this point than something in dire need of addressing. Across the board, though, all my numbers are within an easy walking distance of normal, and that's a big relief.
Today I got my results in, and behold! They do not suck! My HDL could be higher but isn't too low, my LDL could be lower but isn't too high, and my overall could go down a bit for comfort's sake but isn't at a dangerous level. My potassium is even at the low end of normal, which is better than the last time I tested. We might change my blood pressure meds to something that's less likely to strip the potassium out of my body, and I should really get off my ass more often and exercise (and, you know, less trans fats and sugar) but it's not like that's news. I'm still keeping the appointment I have with a nutritionist since, well, it's free, and she might have some useful suggestions, but generally that's more for informational purposes at this point than something in dire need of addressing. Across the board, though, all my numbers are within an easy walking distance of normal, and that's a big relief.