Pretty Healthy

My skin treatment to remove all the precancerous patches on my face was successful, and much improved how I look, too. I'm being diligent about taking care of my skin, and will have a follow-up in January, but all the worry there is gone. Considering all I had to deal with were a few days of discomfort (and an aftermath that was basically just an ugly sunburn) I'm impressed with how well the blue light treatment works and how quickly I healed. Dermatology really is making big strides in treating skin cancer.

I've also met with my new primary care doc, who feels pretty optimistic about how I'm doing while back on my meds. My numbers are good, and I'm being absolutely faithful to my diet. Since I refuse to take painkillers of any kind she wants me to try yoga to deal with my chronic neck pain. I do have an odd little wound on my right ankle that refuses to heal, and I'm having an ultrasound on the foot to see if there's a problem.

Overall I have good and bad days, split evenly depending on how active I am. Exercise seems to be helping me feel and sleep better, so we're walking the dogs every night after dinner. Shadow walks so fast he forces me to tag along at a trot.

I need to lose that final thirty pounds before I reach my optimum weight, which is the real challenge. I already don't eat much, but for now I'm focusing on cutting out snacks and being sure I get up and do something physical every half-hour or so. We'll see how I do with weight loss in the months to come.