On the heels of that LAST post...

Since I went to the trouble of showing you the apparently hedonistic lifestyle I'm leading right now (see below), I felt compelled to share a slightly more banal, adult topic that might have a more universal point of reference than my Sharpie-laden limbs...

WARNING: Yes-- another sign of a lame social gathering-- are you discussing your latest bloodwork results & actually BRAGGING about "good numbers" that are in no way related to gambling??

Got my lab results from my annual physical, and this is how the numbers stack up against the previous year's numbers:

April '06:
Cholesterol - 148
HDL - 48
LDL - 74
Triglyceride - 134

THIS year:
Cholesterol - 109
HDL - 60
LDL - 41
Triglyceride - 42

Any of you medicos who read my blog: are you really going to make me go to the dreaded WebMD to find out if these numbers are better? I remember Heather commenting last year that I should shoot to get my HDL to 60 or better, so I know that advice took, lol. As for the seemingly huge drop in my triglycerides, is that normal and / or good?

Inquiring dorks (who dropped out of her nursing studies MUCH too early to have learned this stuff) would love to know ~