The Gland Strikes Back

My plans for a health update last month were foiled when my cardiologist canceled my appointment on the 28th. I was looking forward to getting some new numbers, but since he doubled my Crestor dosage, I guess he wanted to see how that worked before having me come in. You will find that if the doctors aren't too anxious to see you, then it's probably a good thing. Anyway, the new date is July 26th. I don't think that he will take me off of the drugs just yet, but it will be good to see how the cholesterol and triglycerides are faring... especially since I've been known to cheat on the diet every once in a while.

I had an episode with the salivary gland yesterday. If you remember, I had it checked out a couple of months ago, but nothing was found. It's been relatively quiet since May, and I thought that perhaps it was just "one of those things" and it was finally gone for good. Nope. The worst of it was last night, and although the swelling is going down, it still hurts a little bit to chew and swallow.

It's now nearly a month since I started the ACE inhibitor. I have to say that even at the lowest dosage, it has made a significant impact on my edema. It is no longer "bunching" above my knees, which is allowing my body to absorb most of it back overnight. As long as I don't sit all day or eat out, I'm okay. Unfortunately, I find myself doing both on a regular basis!

I think that I am still making progress on the protein leakage, but my feeling is that it is improving at the slowest rate you could imagine. Assuming that everything is under control, it may be a year or two before I am able to eat salty stuff without guilt.