Back on the pitch, that is.

For the first time since I had my near meltdown in Janauary, leading to this post in March, I played soccer. And it felt great.

Despite six months off, I had my usual deft touch on the ball, good shots on goal (scoring once), and accurate passes. Not bad for someone growing silver hair and recovering from a bout of ill health. Which brings me to the update.

I haven’t really talked about how I’ve been feeling, as it seemed like a good time to tuck that part of my life outside the bloglights and let it simmer. A lot has been going on in that area, however, culminating in about 1000 more blood tests and heart-to-hearts with my doc. In the end, we decided to ignore the standards on a common endocrine disorder, and treat me as though I had it. So for about 3mo I’ve been taking medication for low thyroid, aka hypothyroidism… and wouldn’tcha know, I feel human again. No more hair falling out, no more skin weirdness, no more lethargy, and (aha!), no more depression. And no more weight gain, THANK GOD. If I had to move up another pants size I would’ve had to go to a monastary or something.

It’s nice to be back to my former glory and awesomeness self, after a winter of discontent. Onward and upwards!

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