Last week I had an appointment with my new GP and she ordered a bunch of bloodwork so she could get baselines for a lot of different things. Having not seen a GP regularly since approximately 2007 I was pretty sure that the bloodwork would reveal that I was dying. Alas, I am not dying. As a matter of fact I appear to be pretty darn healthy. My Vitamin D is a little low so I need to start taking a supplement more regularly again, but this isn't hugely surprising since I live someplace where there isn't regular uninterrupted sunshine for 5-6 months a year and for a few of those months it's too darn cold to spend much time outside even when the sun is shining. Plus it's not nearly as low as it was a couple of years ago so that's good too.
Related, here is a bit of info on Vitamin D deficiency. It's extremely common in people that live in winter weather climates and I've heard it's near epidemic proportions for people who live in the US and Canada. It takes a simple blood test to find out if you are deficient and you can purchase the supplement relatively inexpensively and over the counter (at least here in the US).
I'm glad everything came back fine and that I'm not dying. I was sort of hoping that there would be some sort of medical explanation for my insomnia/exhaustion, but there does not appear to be. But that's ok, and I'll address it at a different appointment a little bit later.
I am very happy that you are alive and healthy!
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know. I am planning to write to you for at least another 50 years ;)
xo
I am excited at the prospect of 50 more years of correspondence with you! <3
DeleteThank goodness for that! I was worried you were going to skip out us now that I’d just found you.
ReplyDeleteI hate discontinuing things I’ve just started, and like Klara, I look forward to a loooooooong correspondence on your blog!
Re the insomnia/exhaustion… are you working too hard?
I’ve dropped from about 7.5 hours sleep a night to 5-6 hours. I’m guessing it’s the hormone changes starting to intrude on my routine.
LOL! Looking forward to you being around for a long time too!
DeleteBelieve it or not, work wise, I'm actually less stressed than I've been in years. Actually the same could be said for life in general too. I'm almost positive it's hormonal. I can't seem to get more than four consecutive hours of sleep. It sucks!
Goodness,I have lots of surplus sunshine (I live in South Africa),wish I could send you some ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL! I wish you could send some too!
DeleteWe are glad that you are absolutely fine. Dearth of Vitamin D problem is very common in people. Thank you so much for sharing a topic regarding Vitamin D.
ReplyDeleteNo problem!
DeleteMy prayers are always with you!
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