Well I survived the sonogram. couple of nodules on thyroid but basically normal looking. and my doctor has a patented B6 formula for those of us with a genetic inability to process folate. I have a 30% reduction in my ability to process B6 and convert it to methylfolate which my body can use. But funny thing I've always taken Stresstabs vitamins with a LOT of B6 in them, because I felt better when I took them. So my pharmacy calls and for $30.44 (at costco) my doctor has ordered in her chosen methylfolate supplement (which btw I can pick up on Amazon for about $6 and from Swanson for about $8.) I picked up the scrip for kicks and giggles and to read the label.
One of my daughters is pregnant. SHE may have trouble converting folate to methylfolate.
As far as the restrictions, I am sticking with my normal diet. I do not have celiac disease, I consume very little gluten anyway, the oils in my house are olive oil and coconut oil, I don't eat dairy anyway so no big change, I am dumping beef as much for wild horse preservation as for anything my doctor has to say, and I also am allergic to NSAIDS and sulfa antibiotics. As far as the blood sugar reducing pill, I took it per instructions first day and it made me sick. If I were diabetic cuts and scratches would not heal, and I am constantly scratched by something or other and they heal just fine. I may try to reduce the sugar in my tea or simply drink it black part of the day. I have already added water and dumped coffee, for the most part
I do not plan on making my life miserable. My health issues can probably all be tracked back to a tired thyroid, and taking thyroid meds are no big deal.
I will eat what I want within reason, I am not overweight and my cholesterol balance can Probably be tracked to nibbling braunschweiger when giving my dog his turmeric paste and pills in it. The dog with cancer, btw, while he is a 7.5 year old rotti and they usually last to age 9, no longer has a swollen lymph node and is doing well. I however need to get out of the braunschweiger and that would be easiest if I didn't feed it to the dog who probably doesn't need the fat either. That is a dietary change I will make.
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Joke I found particularly meaningful:
Will I live to be 80?
I recently turned 65 and had to choose a new primary care physician for my Medicare program.
After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age.
A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I will live to be 80?"
He asked: Do you smoke tobacco or drink alcoholic beverages?"
"Oh no," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
"Do you have many friends and entertain frequently?"
"I said, "No, I usually stay home and keep to myself".
"Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red meat is unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"
"No, I don't," I said.
"Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
"No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
He looked at me and said, "Then why do you care?
