It’s been a week since the last visit to the Doctor’s, and the time to get my results of the blood tests and to have the rest of my 40+ check up is due, so off I popped to the surgery at the appointed time. When the machine flashed up my name off I toddled.
The upshot of all this is that my blood showed no signs of liver, kidney or cholestorol trouble, nor did it show any signs of diabetes. After torturing my arm, my blood pressure was also deemed to be normal. I was also weighed and found to be of average weight (not over!!!!) yipee!
After answering some questions about family medical history, diet and excercise ( I noted she updated my notes to now say I’m now a non smoker!) she predicted (via the computer) that I had a possible 5% chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years. Which appartently is sufficiently low enough for me and her not to worry and give me anypreventative medication or statins.
So I guess I’m now low risk and healthy as I can be without being a gym bunny! All good news.
On the smoking front, if you’re interested, the way that the drug (Champix) works is by blocking the nicotine receptors in the brain thus starving the brain of its fix.
The upshot of the medication is that you stop craving or thinking about smoking. I’d be lying if I said it stopped it 100%, it doesn’t, but it stops it enough for you to be able to brush it off easily without getting all bad tempered and crabby!
My friends and family have all reported that my moods have not changed at all since giving up the weed. I feel different somehow, nothing physical I can put my finger on, just a sense of change, but nothing tangible. I have noticed however that I have much more money in my pocket and bank account, even after 3 weeks! My father estimated that I’d saved approx £135.00 in 3 weeks. It’ll go towards the Miami holiday spending fund!



