I made three masks today. I went back to the first design. My hand stitching is getting better with fewer finger pricks. I'm out of raw materials unless I sacrifice another t-shirt and two more dress shirts. I could get away with just one but it's recommended to use a different fabric on the inside so you know which side is which and don't put your face on the contaminated side.
It's really just busywork. I'm worried about my liver test. Back in Dec when I had that weird pulmonary illness, I had a CT scan. A small growth was found on my liver. To make sure it was benign the doctor scheduled a 3-month follow-up which happens to fall during this pandemic.
Unrelated to the CT scan, I get quarterly blood tests in conjunction with my methotrexate. Since January there are signs of decreased function and increased AST & ALT levels. I can help but think there is a correlation to the growths but I know, ... I'm no doctor.
Reasons for elevated AST/ALT are alcohol abuse, being obese, overusing NSAIDs. None of those reasons apply. Actually, they have been increasing since I started monitoring last year. I can see that the stress from the pandemic and lack of physical exercise could be a contributing factor. I've doubled down on the daily water and eating less sugar and dairy, more vegetables. I look forward to biking when it's ready for pickup from the shop. I certainly didn't get any exercise today. Sigh.
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