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I thought I’d send greetings before I head off for an afternoon siesta. The great news (to me) is that I didn’t feel the need for a morning siesta. But gravity isn’t good for “the parts,” so I’m going to give them a rest.
After all these years, I thought I had scanned and stored all my old photos, but I keep coming across others that never got done. When The Kid Brother was very young (starting around the age of 3), our sister, Dale, started calling him “Monkey” because he would shimmy up every tree in sight without a moment of hesitation. I found these two photos from probably summer of 1964 when he was 4 years old. Interestingly, Dale married an Englishman whose Scottish mother always endearingly called him “my wee monkey.”
I made the mistake of going online to check my blood test results. They’re all over the map and only a few are at or close to normal. One number, which is supposed to be between 0 and 125, came in at 3,576. Tomorrow is my ultrasound and I hope some time with my doctor.
Pensé en enviarte saludos antes de irme a tomar una siesta por la tarde. La buena noticia (para mí) es que no sentí la necesidad de tomar una siesta matutina. Pero la gravedad no es buena para “las piezas”, así que les voy a dar un descanso.
Después de todos estos años, pensé que había escaneado y almacenado todas mis fotos antiguas, pero sigo encontrando otras que nunca se hicieron. Cuando El Hermanito era muy pequeño (comenzando alrededor de los 3 años), nuestra hermana, Dale, comenzó a llamarlo “Mono” porque trepaba por cada árbol que veía sin dudarlo un momento. Encontré estas dos fotos probablemente del verano de 1964 cuando tenía 4 años. Curiosamente, Dale se casó con un inglés cuya madre escocesa siempre lo llamaba cariñosamente “mi pequeño mono”.
Cometí el error de conectarme a Internet para comprobar los resultados de mis análisis de sangre. Están por todo el mapa y solo unos pocos están en la normalidad o cerca de ella. Un número, que se supone que está entre 0 y 125, resultó en 3.576. Mañana es mi ecografía y espero algún tiempo con mi médico.
I’m thinking about you, Mitchell, and hope things go well tomorrow and that your mind is put at ease. Try not to worry in the meantime. (easy for me to say, right??)
Kelly:
Actually doing OK in the worry department. I’m tired of not being active and look forward to a change soon.
A lot has been going on lately in your life. Will take some time for things to get back to ‘normal’.
Great photos of KB!
Jim:
I actually remember those photos being taken!
Boud here to say that when I see wild numbers it’s time to suspect lab or data entry error and ask about a retest.
Let’s hope for some reassurance from your doctor tomorrow.
Boud:
Exactly what I’m thinking about the wild numbers. When I first started reviewing I got nervous. Then I saw that 3000-plus and I thought, “And I’m not dead?”
It’s hard not to worry about weird numbers when it comes to blood work. I hope you get some answers from your doctor and all your parts feel better soon.
Dee from Oregon
Dee:
So looking forward to having answers… and cure. But those truly wild numbers make me think there’s simply something wrong with the numbers themselves.
There’s got to be some kind of mistake with the numbers, and the doctor must know that or else I think they would have called by now to talk to you personally.
Kirk:
Since this is part of a huge medical center, I doubt my doctor has even seen the results. But I agree that the numbers are too bizarre to be legit. Will keep you posted. Thanks.
“My little monkey”. How sweet! I do hope you remind KB of that. Jx
Jon:
KB wouldn’t like to hear that I don’t think. Whenever I talk about Dale, he says “But now?” … meaning she’s dead.
Holy smokes!!!! When you blow a number out of the park you knock it out!!!!!! I hope you can get some clarification with your doctor.
Mistress Borghese:
That number would mean my heart exploded. So I think I might need new blood tests!
Ugh. I like to see my lab results (always keep copies in my own files), but it can be a real kicker to see disturbing things that don’t make sense before you see the doctor. Hope the doctor can help you make sense of things and that all will soon be well. You’ve had a rough time of it lately.
Side note: I finally ran out of postcards to color for KB. Am heading overseas on Wednesday (Edinburgh, Copenhagen, London) so will try to find some more when I’m over there. If not, I’ll just get some of the usual tourist postcards for him. Please let him know I am thinking of him and he will hear from me again soon, but maybe not until May.
Mary xo
Mary:
This is the first time I’ve looked on my own and the first time my results have been truly unusual. Figures. I think it must be some sort of anomaly. Thank you so much for your continued kindness toward Chuck. He DOES love to see your cards and has saved every one. Have a great trip. It sounds wonderful!
Cute photos of your brother! I hope the doctor can solve the mystery of those wild numbers.
Debra:
Yep, I’m really not worried about the numbers because they’re too wild to be believed. But I look forward to some answers… and to having my body back!
My husband always goes online to check his numbers. Me? I’d rather dig a ditch. No way. It’s probably a sensible thing to do though. Hopefully, the numbers you got are some sort of glitch in the system.
Ms. Moon
MaryMoon:
This is the first time I’ve ever checked online. It will be the last!
I hope you get some answers on those blood tests. (And everything else!) What the heck is going on?!
If it’s any consolation, I have a similar experience with my photos. Organizing all that stuff is a nightmare.
Steve:
We supposedly scanned every single one of our photos before our move to Spain. We got rid of money and created several albums of the rest. I still find photos in the albums that haven’t been scanned… or maybe we did a lousy job naming the scans!
Email me if you need to tomorrow xx
finlaygray:
Thanks so much. You’re a sweetheart. I’ll share an update tomorrow.
Wishing You good health.
Laurent:
Thanks! Wishing us all the same.
Sending all good thoughts that the wild numbers are some mistake and the doctor gives you good news!
Bob:
I wonder if I could just use a hose to siphon off the excess fluids!
I know you must be worried. I hope that you will feel a sense of relief tomorrow.
Michael:
Fortunately not as worried as I was initially But I sure would like to feel better!
Great title for today’s post! But I do hope that you are a washing machine when all is said and done. Chuck is a charmer in those photos.
Wilma,
Chuck was high maintenance at that age, but he could be a charmer, too.
Oh, Mitchell, what crazy numbers! Online access to our test results is really not always the best thing… gets us too worried. Keep us updated. I hope you get answers soon!
Judy
Judy C,
I won’t be checking on my own in future! Thanks.
Back in 2015 I had an ultrasound late one night, I remarked that is had been years since I had been in a darkened room with a gallon of lube, the technician didn’t find it funny. I hope yours goes well today.
David:
I suppose you’ve got to assess your audience. I would have found that funny.