- Steven pulled a beet from our garden on Monday. It tastes like a beet! (I don’t like beets, ha)
- On Tuesday we ate a couple raw green beans though, and they were delicious!
- I received two surprise packages in the mail Tuesday! One from a friend Kate, who lives in Australia (first pic) and one from a friend Lindsey, who lives in Florida. They’re both so thoughtful! I really feel guilty when someone showers me with kindness like this, because I feel like I should be doing the same or them. But I know they don’t expect anything in return – I wouldn’t! I need to get out of my head.
- I cannot believe I forgot to mention this in the Antioch Run for Freedom 5K race report – the race t-shirts were so freaking ugly! Ha! I took them to Goodwill last week.
- Gah, Monday was my annual with my PCP, and the nurse called me Friday to ask me to do an 8 hour fast. I hadn’t even thought they’d ask me to fast when I made the 1:20 pm appointment! I got up early to eat on Monday, and made next year’s appointment for the earliest timeslot available – 8:45 am. I physically felt fine until I got a massive headache after I ate. Blah. (More on the doctor appointment after the jump!)
best PB sandwich of my life
- We covered a lot in my appointment. This is boring and for my notes, hence putting it after the jump.
- We talked about how therapy is going, and that it’s helping.
- I found out PCP’s office does not monitor home INR testing. Darn. That means I need to keep driving to in-person INRs unless I switch networks.
- I had my ears checked because I often don’t hear what Steven is saying/miss things in movies/shows. My ears are very clean. I can take a hearing test in the future if I want.
- We talked about my weight loss and my doctor advised losing 3-5 lbs to get below a 30 BMI and move from the obese to overweight category. HAHAHHA. I give exactly ZERO f*cks about BMI, but plan to lose a bit more than that.
- My blood work was all good – cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, and liver and kidney functions. Woo hoo! It was nice to see blood work in normal ranges (since my blood clot related stuff is always off).
- TMI Alert – my urine was off (as suspected) and the doctor prescribed some antibiotics for me. I’m feeling much better (but still have a pretty sore left kidney).
Yay! It is so good to see all your hard work paying off – in the garden and in your body!
Beets are gross. I refuse to accept that there are people who think otherwise.
It is!
Ha ha ha!
Lots of good stuff here! I don’t mind beets…but also I can’t remember the last time that I had one. Possibly not ever in my adult life. So draw your own conclusion from that. Fresh garden green beans are delicious!
Yes it’s 100% OK to just enjoy it when someone sends you something – that’s exactly why they sent it!
Ha! I am definitely drawing a conclusion from that!
Thanks for validating! I need to hear it 🙂
Your garden is doing so well. Green beans would be something I’d love to grow because I love green beans 🙂 I also love beets. I think they’re so underrated!
Surprise packages are the best 🙂
Tell me how to cook beets so they won’t taste disgusting! LOL
People love giving you gifts because YOU give so much to your relationships. You are a great friend!
Hooray for great blood work numbers but booooo that you can’t do at-home INR testing. That’s a bummer!
Aww, thanks for saying that!
Right. UGHHHHHH. Even more purpose to get to a therapeutic level so I am not as these appointments as often!
OK, ignore the BMI. Your labs sound AWESOME and any doc should focus on that. Hmph.
Bummer on the INR, though. 😛 I hope you hit therapeutic levels soon!
Thank you! I was surprised she brought something so archaic up!