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JANUARY 4, 2002


Well, the doctor's office finally called and got the whole blood work thing worked out.  So, at 9:30AM we took off to the doctor's office to pay for labs and pick up the order.

$416.85 poorer we left with orders in hand for...

    • Comprehensive Metabolic Panel [CMP]
      • Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, CO2, Glucose, BUN. Creatinine, Calcium [these tests I am familiar with] and TP, ALB [possibly Albumin], AP, AST, and ALT [these I neither know their names nor purpose]
    • Lipid Panel
      • Cholesterol, Triglycerides, LDL [bad cholesterol], and HDL [good cholesterol]
    • FSH [Follicle Stimulating Hormone] Used in diagnosing menopause
    • Luteinizing Hormone
      • Used in diagnosing menopause
    • Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody
      • Used in diagnosing Myasthenia Gravis but approximately 15 - 20% of those with MG come back negative
    • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone [TSH]
      •  Used for regulating Synthroid dosage
Well, it sure was strange to be out and about today.  Everywhere I looked I saw people in coats and jackets.  I had on pants and a long sleeve shirt and was quite comfortable.  When we passed the bank, I soon saw why all the coats and jackets were being worn.  It was 21 degrees out!!!  This is certainly unusual for Florida but it has to be unusual to be comfortable without a jacket of some sort, don't you think?


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it was age and not health issues that changed her, neither of us are who we
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