GGT was 52 units/L which in my case was (admittedly only slight) evidence of a bottle of wine. My ALP was 127 units/L which could be a number of things like bones remodelling or biliary obstruction, basically my liver was a little bit hungover. I don’t think it too concerning even if back in 2010 a blood test found slightly elevated ALT and AST, more damning evidence that I may be damaging my liver. Anyway that was all ancient history. This time it has been ooh… well, um … at least a couple of nights since I had too much beer with [MJD](http://mjd.id.au/). I walked/ran the twelve kilometres home in a vain attempt to counteract my unhealthy behaviour. I would of course be healthier if I did not drink alchohol but I would probably get run over by a bus with the small god of irony behind the wheel. So, for now I will continue to drink in moderation. I shall continue to be stupidly surprised when my actions produce demonstrable results.
I’m attempting to educate myself to better understand blood results. My job requires that I can see when blood results are out of whack but busy shifts don’t leave much time to see past the numbers. [Joanne Reading](https://bloggingforyournoggin.wordpress.com/2018/04/24/the-different-types-of-white-blood-cells/) taught me the handy mnemonic Never Let Monkeys Eat Bananas. It refers to the ratio of different types of white blood cells. They are made up of roughly 60% Neutrophils; 30% Lymphocytes; 6% Monocytes; 3% Eosinophils and 1% Basophils and when those percentages veer off course by too much I know something is amiss. Quite what is amiss is where it starts to get diabolical.
I’ve had my porridge and coffee so it is time I took my bicycle to task. I will [write more on this blood business](/tag/blood.html) as the data comes in.