....and success.
On the plus side today, I had a physical. OK, OK, doesn't sound great. It wasn't, really... I was assaulted by a vampire on the way out of the building.
But... my blood pressure is down to a healthy level (124/80). My weight has gone DOWN recently. And it turns out that UMass can do RAST testing, which is an allergy test done on drawn blood, rather than by poking allergens through the skin and waiting to see what happens. So I may find out soon whether or not I'm actually allergic to fish (a negative result means probably not, a positive result means I might be... gotta love really effective, reliable testing!). And since it's been ordered by the doctor, it'll probably be covered.
Mostly, though, I'm happy about the blood pressure thing. Two years ago my BP was up around 155/95. Not healthy, at all. A year ago it was around 130/85. Today it was 124/80, on a day when I spent the whole morning running around arguing with the Registrar's Office, trying to drop a class, and basically stressing a lot. Which means it'll probably be lower on days when I'm less stressed. All in all.... not such a bad morning.
But... my blood pressure is down to a healthy level (124/80). My weight has gone DOWN recently. And it turns out that UMass can do RAST testing, which is an allergy test done on drawn blood, rather than by poking allergens through the skin and waiting to see what happens. So I may find out soon whether or not I'm actually allergic to fish (a negative result means probably not, a positive result means I might be... gotta love really effective, reliable testing!). And since it's been ordered by the doctor, it'll probably be covered.
Mostly, though, I'm happy about the blood pressure thing. Two years ago my BP was up around 155/95. Not healthy, at all. A year ago it was around 130/85. Today it was 124/80, on a day when I spent the whole morning running around arguing with the Registrar's Office, trying to drop a class, and basically stressing a lot. Which means it'll probably be lower on days when I'm less stressed. All in all.... not such a bad morning.