Kernut The Blond

Not an actual picture.

It’s not always funny.

Believe me, I would much rather be posting something else right now, like the details of one of my tumultuous dating adventures.

You ever have one of those days?

Weeks? Years?

No, me either. And this past week (year? God bless my short memory!) has NOT been one of them.

Ok, not in the last five minutes because I’ve been blogging for the last five minutes and I LIKE blogging.

Yes, it’s taken me five minutes to write the few previous sentences. I’m new, leave me alone.

When I’m Not Here I’ve Been Out Getting Blood Tests

Huh, wha??  Unfortunately, it’s true. Lemme explain…

In the process of changing to a new job, and the expected 90-day gap in insurance coverage, I scheduled my annual physical exam. This includes a blood test taken before the exam. It came back with really high levels of iron and cholesterol. Besides that charming bit of news, I eat very little (it is often organic and green) but I am gaining weight. WTF??!

Usually my doctor is VERY concerned about my cholesterol. The same cholesterol which is now EVEN HIGHER than it was last year.

Again, WTF?!

But this time he didn’t even mention the higher cholesterol. At all. He focused on my ‘enlarged red blood cells‘.

Um, what?

Marcocytosis is the official name. New word of the day.

He told me this could be caused by a few things, the least of which . . . → Read More: UPDATED Sometimes It’s Not Funny