I had an appointment yesterday with an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor… I just had to put my ear ringing on the new patient form, so I got to take a hearing test (oh, boy!!!) but it went well and I am borderline normal/perfect. The doctor that gave it to me said it was like having 20/30 vision. Not quite perfect, but very close. (and this wasn’t even why I was there!)
I finally saw the doctor I was there to see. He did an exam and determined that I will need a sleep study. Due to a few issues (including snoring), I am not getting good quality sleep. This may be causing some of my tiredness during the day, etc. This wonderful sleep study is to be scheduled soon. I get to sleep in a room they have arranged like a hotel room. Well, I have spent quite a bit of time in hotels this year, so it should be natural now! 🙂
He also gave me a prescription for Flonase for nasal congestion. I am pretty sure that’s due to allergies, etc.
My last physical resulted in two no-so-bad issues:
1.) My LDL Cholesterol (the “bad” Cholesterol) was 113 and the doctor wants it under 100, so now, I have to take Lipitor in addition to the Tricor… 113, I thought, was normal… unfortunately, the government has changed the guideline to 100… Because it’s necessary or because it’ll sell more medication?
2.) My blood-sugar was 100, which is supposedly 1 unit above normal for fasting level… I am going to have to have it checked again.
In 6 weeks, I have to go back and get my Cholesterol and my blood-sugar re-checked. Fun, fun, fun.
