Well Monday was a one of those days which I spent doing doctors appointments, some for over a year since I last saw my VA ones, so I was there from about 10 until close to 3 before getting back home. I got a lot done and reports were good except for the LDL's which I knew would be elevated since we ate so much red meat this summer. Over all not bad at a total 217 but the HDL's were good, anyhow the doctor was amazed at how good I looked and acted for my age and come to find out she has taken up pickle ball as a hobby and was at our Rec last Friday and mentioned she saw me playing there at the same time. She was impressed with my play(I never noticed her)and I gave her some pointers as well about the game.
I started the day with my usual well before 6 rollout to my routines that begin with some quiet time to honor my lord, Jesus, give thanks for another day and to lift up several by name for comfort and healing, all seem to be holding and this old muscle in my lower back needs some healing as well as I apply analgesics to help, but need some divine help also. I'm going to give it some play on the courts this morning as I need the workout in hopes to work out this knot.
I needed some work on my hearing aids and the tech at the VA did a great job once again as she installed some aids that help keep the aid in my ear, which some how I lost, and then she also clean out the one ear which had a little wax. My primary care doctor is such a young sweet gal who is now playing pickle ball and she gave me good report on my blood draw last week; but mentioned to eat less animal fat especially the red meat stuff unless its venison which I love and have several packages of in the freezer. That type of meat has the bad LDL's and we ate plenty over the summer.
I had two appointments with the eye doctors because of the beginnings of some macular degeneration and glaucoma which they throughly checked me for, everything seemed about the same from a year ago as I continue with my Presser Vision vitamins daily which has really made a difference in my vision. I'm thrilled in that regard as well as they want me to do a daily test of looking at a grid for distortion because the dry could turn to wet which is very bad and if they catch it early it is treatable. These areas of the VA have been great to me and I'm now getting my script for my blood thinner at a great cost to me as well.
Well I had a lite snack after getting home of a banana and a little peanut butter which held me until supper at 6. Nancy had purchased a rotisserie chicken last evening and along with some Brussel sprouts we ate healthy and now hopefully will do so with out so much animal fat. After the cleanup we settled into the Fox News as it now dark at 6:30 and then the Bucs game until half time for me. They were losing when I hit the shower and then some TV time in my room with the ALONE show before lights out around 10'ish, LATER
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