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Another Ninety Days

Wayne Gray

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I got the results of my blood work back a week and a half ago. I will go see my doctor to officially discuss them in a couple of weeks, but he messaged through our electronic health record. He applauded the twenty point drop on my cholesterol, but ... said that he'd still like me to consider statins. That the drop alone isn't enough to push me into the "normal" range for heart-attack risk.

Well, I need one more data point to decide. If what I'm doing is working, even if it's slow ... then my cholesterol should be even lower the next time we check it. I replied with this, and reaffirmed that I'm still committed to this path. I also said I'd agree to take the meds if what I'm doing at the end of the next ninety-day period isn't enough to get me out of the red zone. Then after replying to his message, I walked over to his clinic a few blocks from my office.

He agreed, with a bit of a headshake. The word "stubborn" may have been bandied about. So, at the end of May or the beginning of June I'll have another test.

Coincidentally, I joined a CrossFit gym this week and I'll be making myself suffer for an hour a day, four days a week.

If I can't get there with all that I'm doing now, then it's just not going to happen. And ... that's okay. But I need to know for sure before I start the meds.

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Thorn Wilde

Yeah, you're stubborn. Some might even say pig-headed at times. :P But I'd rather say you're determined and brave. :hug:❤️ 

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Wayne Gray
1 minute ago, Thorn Wilde said:

Yeah, you're stubborn. Some might even say pig-headed at times. :P But I'd rather say you're determined and brave. :hug:❤️ 

Thanks, Thorn. My doc did reiterate that he would rather have me want to try than to not want to make any changes at all. He said something Mike has spoken of before - that all the work I'm doing has tremendous value. That even if I can't do it completely on my own, my efforts will mean the doses I take will be a lot lower than they would have been otherwise.

Plus, wearing those 32" jeans will be awesome.

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Parker Owens
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Your determination and grit are awesome. You are doing so much that’s right. I continue to think of you. 

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Wayne Gray
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9 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

Your determination and grit are awesome. You are doing so much that’s right. I continue to think of you. 

Thanks, Parker. I'll offer those descriptions to my doctor instead of stubborn!

Seriously though, it's great to be encouraged, and I do appreciate it. I know what I need to do, I have the time and the means to do it ... there is nothing preventing me from at least making the attempt.

 

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Brayon
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I wish you all the best of luck, Wayne. Just don't turn into one of those CrossFitters. They are almost as bad as militant Vegans.

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1 hour ago, Wayne Gray said:

Thanks, Thorn. My doc did reiterate that he would rather have me want to try than to not want to make any changes at all. He said something Mike has spoken of before - that all the work I'm doing has tremendous value. That even if I can't do it completely on my own, my efforts will mean the doses I take will be a lot lower than they would have been otherwise.

Plus, wearing those 32" jeans will be awesome.

Pics or it didn't happen. :D 

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15 minutes ago, Brayon said:

I wish you all the best of luck, Wayne. Just don't turn into one of those CrossFitters. They are almost as bad as militant Vegans.

Thanks. I know the type. 😄

There are many paths to health and fitness. I don't believe CrossFit is the only way. Frankly, I consider it extreme as hell. But, I have tried a lot of other things, and nothing has really "stuck" for me. We'll see if this does or not.

Regardless, if I commit to something for three months, and I pay for it ... then I'm doing it.

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3 minutes ago, Thorn Wilde said:

Pics or it didn't happen. :D 

If I get there, fine. There will be pics. 😛

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