Still doing well! I have a follow-up appointment with my new G.I. in about ten days to go over test results that he wanted done because I am a new patient for him. I'm okay with that because one of the tests is a stool test, and I haven't had a stool test done in four years, so it's probably past time for one.
In my January health update, I said that when I contacted my family doctor to let him know we had moved three hundred miles away, I was told that my red blood cells were larger than normal, my MCV (Mean Corpuscular Volume) levels were elevated, and I should be referred to hematologist.
I saw my new family doctor last week and had new blood tests done. The numbers are about the same. But my new doctor thinks my numbers are most likely where they are because of my ulcerative colitis. (My numbers are a little off, not a lot.) So, we will keep a watchful eye and re-test in a few months and see what happens.
I wish I wasn't so tired, but I'm not as bad as some people. And the warm weather is coming, which the warmer sun and longer light usually invigorates me physically and mentally. So . . . come on springtime!
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