Winter, is at long last coming to a slow and painful death. We still have snow on the ground in several areas of the yard. We ended up with about 110 inches for the season. It was piled over 6' high at the ends of the driveway from the snow we were shoveling.
Between the snow, and our efforts to fix up the house to sell it this spring, I have had no time for recording food. But my weight has been stable. Not up, nor down. Not good, not bad. Just is.
Had to post about my recent visit to the cardiologist. Had to check in because I have been diagnosed with a.fib. Seldom bothers me anymore, but they like to keep an eye on things. He was not happy with my bloodwork from the fall. My HDL and triglycerides rocked, if I don't say so myself, but the LDL was about 170. Now I have read a ton of information and I am not sure that it is a classic issue of a cholesterol problem. So when he handed me the report, in an accusatory way, I nodded and said, "Yeah, you like the HDL and triglyceride levels, and how low my risk score is?" Distract, right? He wanted me on statins. I refuse to take them for a long list of reasons, not least of which is prior bad experiences. Top that with the bad science, and no, I don't think it serves me.
He was not happy. I was not being a nice compliant patient taking the meds as prescribed. I told him we don't have enough information. I suspected it could be related to my thyroid. And we have no idea about the particle size profile. He was having none of it. Even as I offered supporting evidence. So he agreed to do some blood work, and get a calcium scan done. This is a much better indicator of risk of a cardiovascular event. Lower is better. Zero is best. It is basically a CT scan that measures how much calcium is deposited in your arteries as plaque.
Got the results today on the scan. Zero! Did a happy dance. Was pretty sure I was going to be okay based on how I have been eating for the last several years, and all the reading I have done. Nice to have it confirmed. Tomorrow I go and meet with the N.P. and get the rest of the results. Guess he wasn't up for another meeting with someone who is challenging him. :-)
Still would like to know about particle size distribution. But that will have to wait.
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