Told you so

Anyone waiting for an update on the lab values (and I have it on good authority that there is at least one such person) can now relax: the results are in.

Liz and I are working on relaxation in Edisto Beach, SC. It's a nice place, quiet for a beach town in the Southeast (= not a Spring Break destination). Lots of dolphins and pelicans to watch. A shame that I seem to have a problem with shrimp, but otherwise the seafood is good (though invariably fried). There is supposed to be a large native population of venus fly traps, pitcher plants, and the like, and even an island nearby with a feral population of rhesus macaques, which we hope to visit. We even have a view of the sunsets across St. Helena Sound. This was today:

Pretty sweet, until the no-see-ums started in.

But anyway, the labs. Here's the updated chart.


Kappa is still on its downward trend, maybe close to leveling out. Lambda is back to its previous level, apparently. The ratio is now 2.45. That's down from 2 months ago's 2.58, but not nearly as cool as last month's 1.11. These are results from two different labs, and without all the repeated measurements I would certainly be inclined to trust the Mayo 1.11 over the Baptist (Louisville) 2.45, but I don't have any specific reason to do so. I have plenty of results from Louisville now, and maybe enough from Mayo, to see if there is any consistent difference in results between the two. There are lots of possible reasons the results might differ, especially for the low-concentration lambda. Another reason to step back from each month's results and look at the bigger picture.