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Rufus is not concerned

Not as interesting an update as talking about books - even to me, and it's about me - but I'm deep in formatting and other not very glamorous things this week, so this is what we all get. 

I had a follow up with the doctor last week. My blood pressure is definitely lower but she wanted to try me on a different medication now that she's seen my lab work. Knowing how I am about being stuck with needles, would I be willing to do another blood draw in a month to confirm that this new, better, combination blood pressure medication isn't affecting my kidney function? It's a rare but not unknown side effect. She's never seen it personally, but she'd prefer to be safe, and I get that. 

And honestly, since the blood draw wasn't the horror that I made it out to be, I've scheduled it for the same day as my mammogram because then I'm going to give myself one hell of a treat in the evening. After that, and after my upcoming vacation, I go back to her for another checkup combined with my yearly gyn exam, and then I'm on maintenance for the foreseeable future. 

Exhale. 

Though I think I'll keep up the therapy for a while. It feels kind of good.