It was time for my 9 month check-up. In addition to a CT scan, my doctor ordered some blood work. I did both the lab work and the CT scan just before leaving on an extended work/pleasure trip. I have to confess that more than once during that 3 week wait for results did I experience a little anxiety. "Oh, ye of little fatih", you say. Hey, I'm workin' on it.
So anyway, we get back from our road trip, I see my doctor the next day, and I get a stellar report! I haven't felt this excited since I brought home straight A's in grade school*. Seriously - the first person I called was my mother.
Doc told me the scan revealed that all the plumbing was normal. Awesome! Then we went over my blood work, and now I'm really jazzed. The last time he tested me, my total cholesterol was high (246); but because my HDL was high and my ratios were good, he wasn't concerned. BTW, if that last sentence isn't clear to you, you have some homework to do.
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