Some good news on the health front.
I had my follow-up visit to the doctor yesterday after the end of October asthma flair-up. The good news: my breathing capacity just about doubled (going from something like 250 to 575 on the "blow into the tube" gizmo). Even better news? My blood pressure was astonishingly low, something like 112 over 68. Now sure how that happened. Maybe the equipment failed. Who knows. I'll take it though, for the record.
The less than stellar news in all this is the fact that I'm probably gong to have to take an inhaled steroid over the long term (well I'm supposed to...actually doing it is another story). I'm also going to have to take an allergy medication daily from now until forever. The thought behind the medications is that they will prevent another asthma attack, which sounds reasonable to me. I had never wanted to be on any daily medication for anything, but years ago that mojo was broken by virtue of the fact that I've been taking medication for acid reflux daily now for years. I guess I am really screwed if the zombie apocalypse actually occurs.
The other variable in all of this lies in where I live. While I don't have any science to support this, it wouldn't surprise me if there was some kind of environmental factor in my current living arrangements that somehow disagrees with my physiology. Can't prove it, but I do have my suspicions. That will be resolved, as the "NCFE Command Bunker" will eventually be relocating. After that maybe I will do some experimentation with the medication.
In totality though, it is all good. I'm a pretty healthy guy, all things considered, and I've managed my health such that I'm really not at risk for a lot of the horrid things that come with age. While my weight fluctuates more than a Kardashian's marital status, my cholesterol numbers have always been very good, I don't drink, I've never smoked (not once) and I'm very active. My goal in all of this? To be healthy enough to live a good life.
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