NO WAY

[dancingleaf]

So.  Saw my Family Doctor today.

I am in AWESOME EXCELLENT HEALTH.

My cholesterol is good.

My blood pressure is good.

all my blood work came back fine.

he didn't even say anything about the couple -10 pounds I put on since last year.

but guess what....

I get to book my first mammogram.

there better be cookies after.

Comments

[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

Good for you! :) (I doubt the dr cares much about a few pounds added.) I don't remember any cookies after my mammogram, but there were many goodies after a blood donation. ;)

Hey, why are they starting mammos now? I thought the norm with Canadian health care was to start screening at 50?

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

he wants me to have a baseline mammo. they'll start regular ones after 50. :( ugh.

How are you doing? well I hope. Still dancing - yes?

[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, a baseline. I forgot I had one at 37.

Yep, I'm doing fine, thank you! Still dancing, yes. Took three months off this summer due to the heat and a leg injury, but I'm back at classes and practicing at home and going to shows and might be putting on a full solo, 20-min. performance in December. :) Going to see The Indigo's Le Serpent Rouge in San Francisco next month! A friend of mine is treating me since I treated them to a Nanna Candaleria show back in July. :D

How are you??

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

I'm recovering slowly from an ankle injury/swelling (only on the Left)- not sure what caused it, had a bunch of tests - all show me as 100% healthy. I'm currently experimenting with different things to see what works & what doesn't. I've given up caffeine and aspartame this week - which seems to be helping more than anything else I've tried.

Teaching - but less. between low enrollment and injury... oh well.

I just booked tickets for BombayBellywood today. BDSS - latest but it's in Canada - 2hr drive but we're going to make a "girl's night" of it. Should be fun.

have an occasional job with the post office - I really like it and hope it turns into something regular, I do fill in's for sick/vacation days. They are nice people which is really important to me.

[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

Ankle injury? :\ Maybe soft tissue problem? (I noticed that caffeine was causing bad muscle cramps in my lowers legs and feet, so I gave it up, too.)

Teaching. :) Yeah, Nancy's classes have low enrollment right now, too, and there haven't been classes for two weeks now for various reasons, but... they're still happening.

Bombay Bellywood? Is that a BDSS thing or something separate? Girl's Nights Out usually are fun. :)

Good on the P.O. job! Almost any job is better than none, right? I agree, it's important to like the people you work with. I hope it turns into something more for you. :)

[dancingleaf.livejournal.com]

I think it was related to dancing in the parade/show after back in July ... who knows. The swelling was really horrid though. It's almost, almost normal but not quite and really it's been far too long now - and the reason for all the tests. They've ruled out just about everything but still no explanation.

Bombay Bellywood - http://www.bellydancesuperstars.com/bombaybellywood/

glad to hear you are still dancing and good to hear from you as well.

[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

Dancing can do all kinds of weirdness to our bodies! I've had foot troubles, too, although not generally a lot of swelling. Did they find out if the swelling was fluid or actually tissue itself inflamed? It is weird when they don't have an explanation.

Thanks for the link!

I took a break, from a few things (obviously), but it was really good for me. I needed to. Now I think I'll find a better balance with all this stuff. (And thanks. Good to talk to you, too. :))