Turning the Big Five-Oh....the Bash Continues....

today is my BIG DAY.... today, i turn 50.... and i'm proud of it!!!

fittingly enough, my day started with a certification of relatively good health from my cardiologist, Dr. Raul Lapitan of Makati Med. actually, we almost didn't get to see him because his clinic at Makati Med is only at 8:00 am to 12:00 noon from monday to friday. we arrived at his office at 11:50 am... and i have yet to get the results of the chest x-ray and MRI/MRA which were done last monday! it's a good thing that there weren't any other waiting patients anymore.... he agreed to see me. we then rushed to the Radiology Department and got the results.

upon return to his office, Dr. lapitan looked at all my test results including the blood tests, thyroid function tests and the urinalysis. i got a bit of a scare because all the while i thought my T4 level was 3.05 (quite high!).... the faxed result wasn't too clear. after calling the laboratory that did the examination, we were informed that it was 1.05!!! yipeeeeeeee!!! all my thyroid function tests results are normal!!!

the MRI results (imaging of my head) as well as the MRA results (imaging of the blood vessels of my head) are all normal.... no aneurysms, no constrictions, no visible abnormalities.... Dr. Lapitan even complemented me on how nice and balanced the two sides of my head and brain are!!! another yipeeeeeeeeee!!!

all these now leaves the results of my cholesterol and triglyceride levels as probably the causes of my hypertension. although the levels are still considered mildly high and fairly recent, Dr. Lapitan prescribed an anti-hypercholesterolemia and anti-dyslipidemia drug that i have to take daily for the next three months. hopefully, with this drug plus the diet and lifestyle modifications, this condition will be remedied!!! oh, by the way, the doctor also commented that with only one week of taking just one type of anti-hypertension drug, my hypertensive condition is now slightly lower and fairly stable!!! yipeeeeeee!!!

to continue with the celebration... of my birthday, as well as the results of the medical check up.... we proceeded to our favorite Japanese restaurant.... Isshin on Pasay Road.... for lunch. in the true culinary tradition of this blog...here are what we had:

after lunch, we proceeded to the computer store where we got my new lap top and our wireless broadband gadgets. you see, last night i received from Kuya, Gwen, Gail, and Ate Liz a birthday card full of good wishes and cheers.... and bills!!! hehehehehe.... with them, plus an additional few bills from my own, i got an 80 GB portable hi-Speed USB 2.0 hard drive for my lap top!!! yipeeeeeeeee!!! now, even if the lap top crashes, i'll never lose any of my documents, photos, etc!!! thank you very much Kuya, Ate Liz, Gwen, and Gail.... wabyu all much!!!


before going home, we passed by Mercury Drug store to buy my meds.... omg! the total for the new drug was close to 7K!!! indeed, the saying that "sa panahon ngayon, bawal magkasakit!!!" ("nowadays, getting sick is prohibited!!!") is very true!!! nevertheless, i'm sure this new drug, plus the others i'm taking, will bring me back to best of health.... yipeeeeeeee!!!


we were home by 5:00 pm and for dinner, we decided just to order in from Kenny Rogers Roasters. we got the spicy chicken solo C menu.... and it was REALLY, REALLY SPICY HOT!!!! nonetheless, it was delicious!!! yipeeeeeeeeee!!!

(Note: Some may notice that the lunch and dinner i had were not really in accordance with the diet i should be following.... believe me, i realize that too.... but never mind.... it's MY BIG DAY after all!!! hehehehehe.... yipeeeeeeeeeee!!!)