10/1: Health Update

I just got back from the doctor's where we went through my blood test.  But first, let me catch you up...

Last time I had gone there, gotten some medicine and had my blood taken.  The medicine helped and my condition has gradually started clearing up.  My right leg and foot, which was not active at the time, cleared up the fastest and is now almost completely healed.  My left knee, which was the worst, has slowly become less swollen and each day I've been able to walk with a bit less limping.  My left ankle was also hurting pretty bad, and while it still hurts, it is better.

Before, during the day, my condition would get worse by the evening, but thanks to the miracles of modern medication, my condition improved during the day and I was better at night than I was in the morning.  By Tuesday night I was able to fake a non-limping walk, albeit with a bit of discomfort.  I started walking more to get my muscles used to the motion they had been denied for almost 2 months.  It felt good to be relatively mobile, even though stairs are still a bit of a pain.

So, today being a holiday in Hong Kong, I am working from home.  I went to the doctor's office around noon and got the results of my blood test.  The good news is that everything is in the right ranges.  Hemoglobin, etc. are all at the levels they are supposed to be at.  The only elevation was in uric acid levels, which is to be expected since I suffer from gout, but that is controllable through diet and exercise.  The other was my platelets, which was also expected due to the inflammation and infection I had going on in my system at the time the blood was taken.  Even so, it wasn't super high, just elevated above the average.

So, thats good.  I'm on the mend, I can almost walk normally, and my blood is clean.  Thanks for everyone that has been giving me words of encouragement and advice along the way.  I really appreciate the support.

Now its back to the grindstone.  ...