I think I have aged gracefully on the exterior, but not on the interior........stated differently I feel older than I look, but what that means is that if I can fake feeling young, I can get away with appearing like a quasi-youthful man. And in my business, this is something I actually have to do, because it is not an old man's game. I am grateful that I have the necessary energy to pull this off as well as pull off the productivity (billable hours) necessary to sustain myself in my profession, but there are days when I come home and feel beaten down. But I don't feel defeated, but rather like I am just surviving.
I have a huge blood test looming on Friday- testing me on two different and distinctive health issues being treated by separate doctors who have issued separate orders: (1) thyroglobulin test to see if there are any remaining thyroid cells in my body (surveillance 6 months after remaining thyroid cells were irradiated with radioactive iodine in the aftermath of thyroid cancer surgery); (2) liver chemistries due to taking Methotrexate/Remicade for J Pouch inflammation/ileal inflammation above J Pouch.