Dr's

I told you recently about my visit to the nurse; BP, up, cholesterol, 'sky rocketed' since last time it was checked.  Well today I had to visit my GP.  It was the follow up to my nurses appointment.  My name actually appeared on the notification board a couple of minutes before my appointment time... bonus.

I knock on the door and let myself into the Doctor's office.
'Saw the nurse recently and my BP was high again.'
'Can you put your bag down?  Relax into the chair.'
'The chair is not very comfortable.'
'Think about sitting in a chair, maybe in a nice hotel room, you're on holiday.'
I immediately transported myself to rough and ready Raglan Beach with you, but I was sitting in the sand and not on an uncomfortable chair.

'That's fine, a tad low actually.'

We agree I'll have my BP checked in three months and I'll buy a new monitor for home as my old one is so old, I need to be checking at home more regularly.

'The nurse gave me a cholesterol lecture.  Can I just ask what my cholesterol split was?  I know that the 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol added together equal your score.  Nurse told me I have sky rocketed but I didn't ask for the split.'

'Your hdl is a super duper 2.7, that's a good 1.0 higher than average, that's what's pushing up your score.  Your cholesterol reading is really good.'

Told my GP that I'd been really worried, she's going to have a word with the nurse who delivered the worrying results because, my results are actually giving a false reading if you go by normal standards.

I think that what was worrying me the most is that I know that my diet is super healthy.  As Jan said; 'If your cholesterol is high, Lord help the rest of us.'  I eat so well that I thought it must be genetic, and I don't know what to do with genetic.

Anyway, panic over.  Whatever I'm doing diet wise, I'm doing really well.  I'm healthy, never hungry, I'm practically swimming in good fats, so I'm going to continue with more of the same. 

I'm so lucky to like veg and fruit, must be a nightmare if you don't.

Dr's appointment was followed by a Starbucks coffee at my usual haunt, (which reminds me,) when I showed up midweek, I was greeted with; 'We've been really worried about you!' This is because I was away last weekend and one of the Supervisors was away the week before, so I seemed to have been MIA for ages.  Thought it was lovely that I was 'worried about', but it's probably a bit sad?  No, I'm going to take it as lovely.