Medical day...

[fajrdrako]

I went to my regular doctor today. This appointment was made last winter, a follow-up to check on my blood pressure. Good, good news: my blood pressure was 117/75. I was astounded, though delighted. When I think it's up, it's down. When I think it's down, it isn't. What's with that?

The doctor told me I was in good health (and reassured me on a matter that I'd been worrying about). She told me to lose ten pounds - me, I'm going for twenty!

As I left her office, she stared at my limp. "You've a way to go," she said sympathetically. "It's a long haul."

Yeah. I took the wrong bus to get to her office: I thought the #2 was going along O'Connor, like the #7 does, to bypass the construction on Bank St. Not at all. It's using Lyon St. So I had to walk from Somerset and Lyon to MacLaren and O'Connor... which would be a piece of cake if I had two good feet. As it was: ouch. I was exhausted.

But maaseru turned up in the waiting room, and we had lunch together in the cafeteria there, which was wonderful. I had a hot chicken sandwich and fries. No, not good-diet food, but delicious.

Surprisingly, I ran into Tom (whom I work with) at the doctor's building. He offered to drive me back to work. But I wasn't going back - I took the rest of the afternoon off, and maaseru and I went shopping. Motor Medic, Cotton Ginny, Loblaw's, Lee Valley.... and a necessary cold drink at McDonald's.

I made gazpacho for supper. What joy to be using the kitchen again.

Comments

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Gazpacho is a cold soup made with tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers and green onions (and usually other things) blended together. Very good, very nutritious, highly recommended for hot summer days.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

And thanks to prompting, I remember it now, and... sorry to you both, I remember that I don't care for it! Oops!

I am finding that I am somewhat allergic to tomatoes; that may have something to do with it.

But it does sound lovely. Honest.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I was allergic to tomatoes for a while, too. Which is a shame, because I like tomatoes. They seem to be all right now - most of the time.

[walkingowl.livejournal.com]

My allergies vary, too. Always taking me by surprise. "Oh, I can't eat bananas today, huh?"

Maybe it has to do with the overall level of "load" of stress on my system. Maybe.

I like tomatoes, too. I have a grape tomato plant, and a pigmy "porch" tomato plant growing right now, and both have fruits on them. Waiting to see if they ripen. Last year I had heirloom yellow pear tomatoes, and sadly none of them came up by themselves in the same bed of ground. I was hoping.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Allergies are strange things. I have been, this year, freer of allergic reactions than usual - which is good. But funny things happen... I had a small reaction to a can of iced tea the other night, for example.

And I can feel seasonal allergies starting. Oh dear. Might have to go back to taking Claritin - though I hope not.