Friday, March 28, 2008

Thyroids and other things that go wrong as you age

Got in to do my blood draw. Standard thyroid check and lipid panel. I'm expecting they will up my synthroid dose again. It will be nice when it finally normalizes and I can trust my lipid panel. I had massive improvements in my triglycerides and stuff when I started my latest eating/exercising changes. But my cholesterol continues to be thrown out of whack by insufficient thyroid hormones.

On the other hand. My knee has really held up well with the level of biking I was at (up to 2 hours a day) I did have a few bad days after romping around the soccer field (90 minutes) and ice skating with Audrey. Biking plans have dialed back to being regular 40 minutes a day. Was simply too tired this morning. I was up mucking about with our media center too late to be anything but groggy.

The other plus of being down 25 pounds is far less back strain. It's been quite noticeable. I also enjoy being able to actually tie my shoes without having to hold my breath or position myself so my stomach isn't mashed on my upper legs.

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