So, am I gonna have a stroke tomorrow?

[Mully]

Just got back the cholesterol test from the doctors.

160 lcd "bad cholesterol"
32 hdl "good cholesterol"
122 triglycerides
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216 total cholesterol


Sends me a letter with the test results saying to get on a low fat diet and I need to be checked in 3 months. Am I in bad shape?

Thanks in advance...

 

[Cie]

Looks like 316

 

[vinnie]

over weight & don't exercise :shrug:

 

[DrRays]

start preparing your will

start preparing your will

:mj07: JK.

 

[vinnie]

:mj07: JK.

 

[Morris]

I wouldn't worry about a stroke..heart attack well that's a different story.

Thing is ...it's really easy to change those numbers.

 

[gardenweasel]

probably at least partially hereditary...

you may have to go on a statin...make sure they start you out at the smallest doseage....i`ve read that you always want to start out on as low a doseage as possible...

you`ll be getting your liver and kidney function checked on a regular basis...

it`s part of getting older...beats the alternative...

 

[vinnie]

 

[VaNurse]

Start making a concerted effort to cut the fats from your diet. Eat baked or broiled fish 2-3 times a week. If you don't eat fish, try fish oil capsule supplements. Your counts aren't awful and can probably be improved with minimal pain or discomfort.

 

[Old School]

lowered mine w/Raisan Brand cereal mixed w/peaches and pears..


:00hour

 

[Hooks]

Prolly....
If you go to the MOJO forum :jerkit:

 

[joz]

216 Total Cholesterol doesn't seem too high.... 125-200 are the low/high reference ranges I believe. Nothing to go completely change your life about, just watch what you eat a little more.

 

[BuckwheatJWN]

Doctor put me on Lovavaza when my good was too low. I switched to wheat bread, took vitamins regularly, drank promgrante juice or soy milk, and ate more fruits when the bad was too high a couple years earlier and it came down without any other help.

 

[The Joker]

 

[SixFive]

I wouldn't worry about a stroke..heart attack well that's a different story.

Thing is ...it's really easy to change those numbers.

really?? :shrug: I don't think so, ha ha!

My total cholesterol isn't nearly as high nor are my triglycerides. However, I have this huge disparity in my HDL and LDL. I can't get my HDL to go up even with strenuous cardiopulmonary exercise. I'm also not taking any pills :moon: I put mine on here a few months ago; I know 35 was my HDL and my LDL was around 100. It is a hereditary thing, and it's not easy to change (at least not unless you take medication).

 

[Hooks]

You o.k. Mully ? I hope so buddie :toast:

 

[RAYMOND]

YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR WAY OF EATING
YOUR GETTING OLDER