Mammogram, etc.

The report from the mammogram was that all is ok with breast #2 (or #1 at this point). Always glad to get through that.

I went to the regular doctor last week and he informed me that my cholesterol was higher than he wanted. I am blessed with exceedingly high HDL, so he didn’t fuss as much as he would have. We made a bargain that I would use the next six months to see how far I can it down and if it doesn’t drop, I will then go on meds. Sure don’t want to do that.

So….I am being diligent on the 30 minutes of exercise every day (plus weights a couple of days or an exercise ball workout). The diet is being watched very carefully and we are back to eating meat as part of dish and not the main dish. I had kind of gotten away from that as it is just so simple to throw a roast in or whatever and fix the vegetables to go with it.

The doctor suggested that I train for the River to River race. I told him I didn’t have a team and he told me I should try to find one and suggested a message board called “Lonely Girl”. I told him I wasn’t sure I wanted to put my name out on a board by that name. He runs it and knows that it would get me going easier. So far, so good as I have been doing my 30 minutes every day no matter what. Hopefully as the weather gets a little nicer (although I can’t complain about the past 3 days of 60-70 degree weather), I can increase my distance. In the wind yesterday, it was tough to get my 3 miles in.

The bottomline with the cholesterol is that it is probably due to the medication that I take for the breast cancer. Elevated cholesterol is a common side effect. It has been gradually raising ever since I went on it, but probably some changes I have made didn’t help the situation. The GP says he doesn’t believe it is the meds. I told him that was his opinion, but I thought I would be blaming the medication. Of course, his concern is my mom’s history of heart and stroke issues. But if I ever have those troubles, may I still be as spunky as she is at 89 should I live that long.

I talked to Mom earlier today and she is getting ready to leave for Texas with my oldest nephew and his family. They are going to see his older daughter that should arrive home from Korea today. She was at home at Thanksgiving for a funeral of an aunt (on the other side), but really wanted my mom to come down with her parents. She and my mom are very close. Glad that Mom is up to going. Then there is the Florida Mother’s Day trip. She is practically counting the days until we leave. I have tickets down, but not back yet and she could care less when I get those. It is only those down that are important.

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