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Solomon’s journal

Bloodwork nerd. Reformed.

46 entries from 7 Nov 2024 to 17 Jun 2026 · Manchester, UK

  • She reduced it

    Friday 21 Mar 2025week 21frustrated energy 42 replies

    Three things this week. She reduced one of my other medications. I asked her twice whether that was really allowed. Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three…

  • Across the day

    Monday 17 Mar 2025week 20steady energy 43 replies

    Week in order: Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. Protein first, everything else after. It is…

  • What is your secret

    Tuesday 11 Mar 2025week 19loved energy 11 reply

    My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be solved. Starters as a main course,…

  • Starters as a main

    Thursday 6 Mar 2025week 18warm energy 41 reply

    Three things this week. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be solved. Starters…

  • A1c down

    Saturday 1 Mar 2025week 18relieved energy 14 replies

    Everything stable. She said come back in a year. I have never had a come-back-in-a-year before. Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight was not subtle.…

  • Come back in a year

    Monday 24 Feb 2025week 17relieved energy 14 replies

    Week in order: Everything stable. She said come back in a year. I have never had a come-back-in-a-year before. Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight…

  • Steady

    Sunday 16 Feb 2025week 16fine energy 11 reply

    An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the weather has…

  • Three years side by side

    Tuesday 11 Feb 2025week 15relieved energy 54 replies

    Week in order: Everything stable. She said come back in a year. I have never had a come-back-in-a-year before. Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a fortnight…

  • Unremarkable

    Monday 10 Feb 2025week 15pleased energy 13 replies

    Everything stable. She said come back in a year. I have never had a come-back-in-a-year before. Learned the difference between a trend and a wobble. Iron and B12 both low.…

  • Sunday lunch

    Wednesday 5 Feb 2025week 14warm energy 41 reply

    Week in order: My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly, and I say thank you, and we manage. It is not a problem to be solved. Starters as a main…

  • Two sessions

    Thursday 30 Jan 2025week 13tired but good energy 42 replies

    Kept the two sessions that matter and dropped the two that were vanity. Fewer, heavier, done. Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which…

  • A plain question

    Friday 24 Jan 2025week 13steady energy 23 replies

    Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and it is the only advice that has changed anything. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it…

  • A locum

    Thursday 16 Jan 2025week 11heard energy 22 replies

    Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the best return I have ever had from an appointment. A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was…

  • Awake at four

    Friday 10 Jan 2025week 11rested energy 14 replies

    Week in order: Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that I lay there in the morning trying to work out what was different. Repeat study came back and…

  • Back without making it up

    Sunday 5 Jan 2025week 10tired but good energy 12 replies

    Week in order: Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to end it for me every time. Walked instead of the bus…

  • A printout I cannot read

    Wednesday 1 Jan 2025week 9frustrated energy 2

    Week in order: A locum who had clearly read nothing. I was polite, I got what I needed, and I have booked with my own GP for next month. Asked the question I had been…

  • Before nine

    Wednesday 25 Dec 2024week 8steady energy 33 replies

    Three things this week. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have…

  • How are you doing on a Wednesday

    Thursday 19 Dec 2024week 7held energy 14 replies

    Week in order: Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. My buddy noticed something in my journal before I did and asked me a very gentle question about…

  • An unremarkable week

    Saturday 14 Dec 2024week 7flat energy 53 replies

    Week in order: Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week…

  • Grip

    Sunday 8 Dec 2024week 6tired but good energy 12 replies

    Three things this week. Walked instead of the bus all week. Not a programme. Just walking. Two sessions this week, both short, both done. Ren keeps saying that two a week for…