My new doctor has earned a lot of respect from me today. Last year Dr Duck was pushing me to start taking Crestor. He pushed so hard I thought he might earn a fee from AstraZeneca for each patient he prescribed it for (commonly known as a kickback). He pushed so hard I dug in my heals and delayed treatment until he retired to Alberta. Dr Doogie, on the other hand wants to go slow and maybe check out some other drugs that might be more beneficial with regards to my medical history. I was flabbergasted to discover my LDL (bad cholesterol) was a little lower and my HDL (good cholesterol) was a little higher than last year. I was expecting my blood tests to come back worse not better after months of inactivity due to the plantar fasciitis and weeks of eating mountains of eggs and mybloggers, fried, fattening foods while vacationing in the Maritmes. I also got the results of my knee x-ray. It's more arthritis. It only hurts when I walk but it's good to know I'm not doing myself a permanent injury by using it. Actually, using it is the best thing I can do for it. Now I really do need to learn how to knit and walk.

I forgot to mention, my blood pressure was 130/70. Maybe I will live long enough to use up all my stash.