Old Age
I visited the doctor last night who confirmed that I am indeed old and falling apart. In addition to the high blood pressure (165/95 or 127/95, depending on which blood pressure cuff you believe) and high cholesterol (300, with only 87 of that being the "good" cholesterol), I have arthritis in my back. I guess that would explain the horrible grinding sound my back has been making for the past year. I was attributing it to an ill-advised ride on the back of a snowmobile! I have to keep a "headache log" for the next six weeks to help determine the causes and most effective treatments for my headaches. I have almost no reflexes in my legs and feet, likely the result of back surgery I had 10 years ago. I have to go for an EKG due to my irregular heartbeat and buy an in-home blood pressure monitor to check my blood pressure daily.
When did I suddenly become this elderly woman??
posted by WordWhiz at 10/19/2006
4 Comments:
You are not necessarily old just because you start wearin' out WW, hope you can get the Blood pressure, Cholesterol and headaches fixed, and feel better too.
12:31 PM
I agree with Peter. See, I have had high cholesterol since I was...let me see...18. It runs in the family. Now, high blood pressure runs on my dad's side and low blood pressure on my mom's, so I lucked out and ended up with normal (usually low end of normal too)! But the cholesterol had EVERYTHING to do with genetics and not age. It's not getting old...it's your DNA catching up with you.
9:06 PM
You aren't old. Wait until you are staring 66 down. I have all the things you mentioned and have had them for at least 20 years, and they haven't killed me yet. You will be around for a good while, I predict!
9:35 PM
Our bodies are built to last for about 120 years. You're not even half way there yet. Go pray and play!! Oh, and take your vitamins. A good holistic doctor might benefit you, too. Does me.
But anyway, I want you to get to feeling better. You're too perky for all this uncomfortable stuff.
11:21 AM
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