Medical update: Just got back from the doctor, for my memory issues. They had some blood work done earlier this week. The doctor was in disbelief at the results. She says she had never seen cholesterol levels that good in someone half my age. She was wondering if I was a vegetarian or something. It was funny watching her jaw hit the floor when I told her that my diet consisted primarily of bacon, that I never work out and that Im a smoker. Lol. Yay for good genetics. But, I digress. We did rule out a few concerns that might have been affecting my memory. The heavy metal soup that I swam in during my youth doesnt seem to be a factor. Im not showing any signs of MS aside from the memory loss. But, given my family history, theyre gonna schedule me for an MRI just in case. I have no family history of Alzheimers, aside from my 98 year old Grandpa... and he didnt develop any symptoms until he was an octogenarian. So its doubtful that its early onset Alzheimers. The doctors best guess is that its just my insomnia finally catching up with me. She told me to try taking some melatonin supplements to try to stabilize my sleep schedule. Theyre also scheduling me for a memory/attention test to screen for ADD (which I think is honestly a bit of a cop out... but Ill try anything). Still no idea what exactly is going on, but I feel comfortable knowing that were making progress. Also, a little cocky now, knowing that physically my body functions better than most 20 year old health nuts. Though, not really surprised about it. Ill celebrate my good health now with some beer and fatty foods.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:15:18 +0000
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