Taking a break from writing about the trip to write about my health. I had my annual physical just before the trip, and the labs came back while we were having dinner on the way out of France. For the most part, the numbers are the best I've had for as long as I've been having numbers.
My LDL is the lowest of my adult life, 64, thanks in part the statin I'm taking. That's way, way below national averages for any age group. My HDL is a point too low at 39, but the overall ratio is well below 2, and that's amazing. My other work in progress is the triglycerides, which are still just over 200, but that's a long way from the 350 where I used to be. "Normal" is below 150, but now that I'm getting off of my ass regularly, I think this is going to head in the right direction.
I'm also pretty pleased that the numbers indicating prostate, kidney, liver function all are in the best places, improved slightly. My thyroid numbers are right in the pocket as well, so I continue to be on the right dosage of levothyroxine.
This is the first time in years that I haven't felt like I've had this health cloud hanging over my head. Everything isn't in line yet, but the change has still been fairly radical. The timing couldn't be better, because I'm not gonna lie, the arbitrary number of my age has been wearing on me the last few months. I can't even explain why. I suppose I'm still looking for meaning an purpose, even though I have intellectually concluded a long time ago that humanity is largely an insignificant accident in the scope of the universe.
Maybe the most important thing is that finally seeing good numbers encourages me to keep at it. I can see results.
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