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I got home this afternoon (after a workout and some unsuccessful clothing shopping) to find a message from my doctor's office. The results of my bloodwork are back, and all is well. Specifically, I don't have rheumatoid arthritis. (I do have some osteoarthritis, which she diagnosed a couple of years ago, along with stuff like residual damage from going over a stile wrong coming down a mountain in 1995.)

I had a good workout this morning, though by the time I got back to the subway (after some unsuccessful clothing shopping) my legs were telling me that adding three lower-body machines I almost never use might have been too much. But it was muscles aching, not joints, and felt better after a couple of hours of mostly sitting, on the subway and then at home.

Cardio, 21 minutes, top heart rate 143
Rolled out IT band and other fascia
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 10
Psoas, 4 with each leg
Ab work lying on large ball, 2 sets of 10; crunches with legs up on that ball, 17

Squats leaning on smaller ball, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises leaning on small ball, 3 sets of 15
Balance exercises, first lying on the foam roller then standing on it. Lying down, I did okay with only the right foot on the ground, not as well with only the left foot. Standing, did pretty well, including a little looking to either side.
Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 8 pairs
Lunges, 2 sets of {10 with each leg forward}, careful about form, per my GP

Glute machine, 37.5 pounds, 2 sets of 11
Hip adduction, 70 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Hip abduction, 60 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Stretches

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I'm glad of the good news!