Sometimes we are so focused on our physical appearance that we forget what is going on inside our bodies. Oh I got stretch marks, baggy skin, droopy breast...the list goes on and on. But I have found that my blood work-up each year ( with mammogram) prior to my annual exam is MORE exciting than dropping a dress size and helps me to erase all the physical flaws I see on my body. I mean, WOW it is amazing what diet and excercise can do for ones chemical profile.
Yesterday morning I went in for my lab/mammo. By afternoon the lab results were back, and a nurse from the hospital called to give me the results. She has know me since I was heavy, but I don't think we've actually seen each other since I lost weight...she also didn't realize that I was coming in for an annual exam in a few days. She thought the doctor asked her to call me with the results because I was trying out some new meds. ANYWAY, she began by saying, "WOW your meds are REALLY working well. Your blood work is just wonderful." I'm like, huh? I'm not on any meds, this is my annual work-up prior to my annual exam. She says, "WHAT? you're not taking meds?" Nope...no meds. "I can't believe it" she says, "I've never seen an adult with this good of numbers without being on meds." So I explain to her that I've lost a lot of weight and the numbers just came down naturally. She was still in utter disbelief.
Anyway, just to brag...in August of 2007 (prior to any lifestyle change) my
Total cholesterol was 235 (high)
HDL (good cholesterol) 30 (low)
Triglycerides 210 (high)
Yesterday 2010
Total cholesterol 137 (perfect)
HDL 60 (the low end of normal, but MUCH better than before)
Triglycerides 70 (normal)
All other blood and ua work was perfectly normal. Liver enzymes, glucose levels, thyroid levels all NORMAL! YAY. (They were all borderline high in 2007.)
Each year things have improved, and it is SO exciting to be nowhere near having to take medicine to control things that are controllable without medicine! I feel like I have received an A+ on a test.
How about you guys, any blood work brags?