I got the thyroid test. The doctor didn’t talk much about it. Said that she didn’t feel any nodules. I am not sure which test I got. I asked the phlebotomist lady, but she just said something about the T3 and T4 and something else. And results should be in on Wednesday. I am guessing my doctor will just send me the results in the mail though, so it may be a week or so from now.
I am now OFF of the lipitor. I am not sure that she would have voluntarily taken me off of it (that doesn’t tend to be something doctors do very often), but I had told her that now that I have changed my lifestyle I would like to try to get off of as many of the meds as possible and she was willing to give it a try. She wants me to come back in three months for a cholesterol test. I hope to stay off of it, but mainly I am just glad to get the chance. If I can’t stay off of it, at least I will know that I tried.
I have lost 40 pounds now and she was really impressed with that and my accomplishments with my cholesterol. She said that the only way to have gotten my number as low as it is was the weight loss. In other words, the lipitor did some of it but the rest is the result of my lifestyle changes. Woo hoo!!
Now that I am going off of the lipitor, I think it is a good time to try the fish oil as an extra effort to use something natural to avoid potentially going back on the lipitor in three months. I may incorporate some flax seed too, but I was reading something about how it should not be whole? I don’t know. I need to read some more.
She is going to let me half my toprol and then maybe go off of it completely if my bp handles it ok. I am somewhat concerned that my blood pressure will not stay low enough without the toprol though. It was 112/80 this morning (but of course, the past week has been VERY stressful). First, I will wait on my thyroid results since thyroid can impact blood pressure. If that test comes back negative, I will need to work up some new ideas for trying to lower my blood pressure if possible. My sodium is ok right now since I am limiting how much food I eat. I may look into some natural things and see if that helps. And maybe yoga or something. I don’t know. I need to read some more about all of that. I have read that there is a link between lowering bp and chiropractor adjustment stuff. Interesting.
So that is all. Back at the beginning, my goals had been to get my numbers down. And at this point, I want them down without the meds. I think it will be a challenge, but I think it will be good for me. This will just further cement this as my forever lifestyle. And I love it. I really, really love it. I love that now (99% of the time) I view junk food as not good enough for me. I love that now staying healthy is what gets me through stress instead of food. I love that I have this new standard for myself and while I may not progress as fast as I would like in some things [running] that I am above all committed to my health. Finally. Thank God for that stupid niacin pill and the hellfire hotflash it caused that started this whole thing.
