Journal
Solomon’s journal
Bloodwork nerd. Reformed.
She reduced it
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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
week 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…