Personal bests are goals that we most often want to achieve whether in sports, academics or other areas of interest. I fondly recall making attempts at such when I was a runner. And, I vividly recall my personal best 5K at the 2015 Beat the Heat 5K race in Winston-Salem. That year I broke the 25 min barrier for a 5K race for which I had trained. Now I'm sporting a new personal best in blood work and didn't even have to get off my ass to achieve it.
On August 3rd, 2020, during my 6 month checkup with Hematologist Extraordinaire Dr. Ellis, my WBC hit 29.5K, shattering my previous record of 19.4K back in August 2019! My absolute lymphs also reached a new high of 23.5K. My previous record for lymphs was 14.5K in February 2019. I am on a roll!
The bad, no wait, the good news is, my hemoglobin, platelets and neutrophils are still within normal limits. It seems that my deranged lymphocytes are not winners yet when it comes to crowing out the good stuff so they can go suck it! Fucking 3rd string lymphocytes. I hope they aren't attending on a scholarship. New numbers are posted on the panel to the right, as always.
Next visit is in February 2021, post-Covid pandemic, I hope. Until then, stay safe, healthy and tuned in.
PS: I had my right eye cataract removed in June, 2020 so I became 20/20 in 2020. I guess I like plays on numbers and words.
