Life High Cholesterol - Page 4

smittysbar · 01-20-2010, 01:30 PM

Had my blood work done Monday, get a call from the doctors office at 5:30 stating they need to talk to me ASAP, but would not tell me what about. SOB's had me thinking the worst all night, BS to say the least.

Ended up being high cholesterol, and when I say high I mean like 740's. I am 32, seems like something could be off, but they are giving me meds and told me to diet for 3 months and would check again.

Anyone dealt with this shit before? I know I need to get back in shape. Don't like salads, or much fruit. Any advise would be great.

**HemiEd** · 01-20-2010, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RJ

Damn, forget the chicken, it's almost as bad as red meat. I'm posting grilled fish recipes in the bbq threads.

Hey HemiEd, aren't you big on turkey?

Yes, we eat lots of it. But animal products in general, are the cause of high cholesterol. You should eat fish twice a week, and that is pretty hard.

HC_Chief · 01-20-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Yes, we eat lots of it. But animal products in general, are the cause of high cholesterol. You should eat fish twice a week, and that is pretty hard.

Learn to make sushi. It is actually pretty easy and can dramatically increase your fish intake.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-20-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Otter

Go 30 days with eating healthy and exercising before you go on the pills.

This is terrible advice.

smittysbar · 01-20-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tyton75

did you get your bloodwork done on a regular checkup.. or were you having an issue with something?

They put me on pills, but I haven't went out and picked them up yet. They messed up when they faxed them in yesterday. They also put me on some fish oil type stuff.

Going to try and get this under control, I am very surprised at all of this. Though I am a little over weight right now (mostly from my back and forth on smoking) I usually stay around my target weight. I do know that it runs in the family.

EDIT: As to your question, I had been feeling like shit (drained) all the time.

Frankie · 01-20-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by smittysbar

Had my blood work done Monday, get a call from the doctors office at 5:30 stating they need to talk to me ASAP, but would not tell me what about. SOB's had me thinking the worst all night, BS to say the least.

Ended up being high cholesterol, and when I say high I mean like 740's.

Dude, you have a 740 Cholestrol count and you're happy it wasn't "the worst?!"

Wow, the very first time I was warned about my high Cholestrol it was 305. I have never ever been higher than 260 since and don't forget my serious heart attack 2.5 years ago. frankly I have never heard of Ch. that high. I hope I have scared you enough to do something about this before you are really in trouble.

RJ · 01-20-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Yes, we eat lots of it. But animal products in general, are the cause of high cholesterol. You should eat fish twice a week, and that is pretty hard.

I was eating fish a few times a week but then I read that the mercury levels in a lot of fish are bad, especially for young children, so I cut back to once a week.

Apparently, eating can kill you.

**HemiEd** · 01-20-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HC_Chief

Learn to make sushi. It is actually pretty easy and can dramatically increase your fish intake.

I appreciate that, but I think death is more appealing than raw fish.

ChiefaRoo · 01-20-2010, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smittysbar

Had my blood work done Monday, get a call from the doctors office at 5:30 stating they need to talk to me ASAP, but would not tell me what about. SOB's had me thinking the worst all night, BS to say the least.

Ended up being high cholesterol, and when I say high I mean like 740's. I am 32, seems like something could be off, but they are giving me meds and told me to diet for 3 months and would check again.

Anyone dealt with this shit before? I know I need to get back in shape. Don't like salads, or much fruit. Any advise would be great.

740? WTF!

You're practically a solid.

kepp · 01-20-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Metrolike

But seriously, all the exercise and diet advice is kind of silly at this point in time, I mean it can probably drop his levels by 30-50 points if he does really well, and where that would make a big difference to someone with 250, at 750 it would be like using a BB gun on a elephant. High doses of statins + a heavy diet are probably in order.

Yeah, probably. Or as my Dad calls it, "Better living through drugs".

RJ · 01-20-2010, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

I appreciate that, but I think death is more appealing than raw fish.

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to HemiEd again.

kepp · 01-20-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

I appreciate that, but I think death is more appealing than raw fish.

Nah, you're thinking of sashimi. If you find a good sushi place, you'd like it. Spicy tuna roll...yum.

**DaneMcCloud** · 01-20-2010, 02:51 PM

Wow Smitty, this is something you don't want to mess with, at all.

750? First, did your doctor tell you to fast for at least 8 hours before having your cholesterol level checked? That can make an enormous impact on your reading. If they didn't tell you to fast, you need to call back and have them re-test after you've fasted. They should also re-test at no charge if this is the case.

Secondly, diet and exercise will certainly help but there's no way that doing that alone will help your levels drop 500 points.

Cholesterol is created by the liver. Most likely, this is genetic. I had my blood work done two and half years ago and everything was perfect save for my cholesterol. It was 294 and I'm in perfect health and eat very healthy (lots of salads, sushi, chicken, fish, etc.). They told me come back and re-test in 5 days and during that time, I ate only organic berry smoothies and no cholesterol soup. I again tested at 291.

I called everyone in family and begged them to get tested because none of them, including parents ever go to the doctor. It turns out that everyone had numbers in the high 200's or 300's and now they're all on Simvastatin (that's what I'm taking as well). My numbers are now around 160 and it's all good. No side effects.

If you don't like this doctor's advice, go see another doc to confirm. All I can say is take the meds, clean up your diet and get it down.

Best of luck!

Pants · 01-20-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Nah, you're thinking of sashimi. If you find a good sushi place, you'd like it. Spicy tuna roll...yum.

Good sushi is probably one of the tastiest things a human mouth can experience. Too bad that shit is so expensive.

RJ · 01-20-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by kepp

Nah, you're thinking of sashimi. If you find a good sushi place, you'd like it. Spicy tuna roll...yum.

I did not know that. I thought all sushi was raw. I'll be damned.

smittysbar · 01-20-2010, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Wow Smitty, this is something you don't want to mess with, at all.

750? First, did your doctor tell you to fast for at least 8 hours before having your cholesterol level checked? That can make an enormous impact on your reading. If they didn't tell you to fast, you need to call back and have them re-test after you've fasted. They should also re-test at no charge if this is the case.

Secondly, diet and exercise will certainly help but there's no way that doing that alone will help your levels drop 500 points.

Cholesterol is created by the liver. Most likely, this is genetic. I had my blood work done two and half years ago and everything was perfect save for my cholesterol. It was 294 and I'm in perfect health and eat very healthy (lots of salads, sushi, chicken, fish, etc.). They told me come back and re-test in 5 days and during that time, I ate only organic berry smoothies and no cholesterol soup. I again tested at 291.

I called everyone in family and begged them to get tested because none of them, including parents ever go to the doctor. It turns out that everyone had numbers in the high 200's or 300's and now they're all on Simvastatin (that's what I'm taking as well). My numbers are now around 160 and it's all good. No side effects.

If you don't like this doctor's advice, go see another doc to confirm. All I can say is take the meds, clean up your diet and get it down.

Best of luck!

Thanks, I fasted for 12 hours before. They made me an appointment with a nutritionist, so I hope that will help as well.

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DaneMcCloud Supporter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA Casino cash: $10053648	Wow Smitty, this is something you don't want to mess with, at all. 750? First, did your doctor tell you to fast for at least 8 hours before having your cholesterol level checked? That can make an enormous impact on your reading. If they didn't tell you to fast, you need to call back and have them re-test after you've fasted. They should also re-test at no charge if this is the case. Secondly, diet and exercise will certainly help but there's no way that doing that alone will help your levels drop 500 points. Cholesterol is created by the liver. Most likely, this is genetic. I had my blood work done two and half years ago and everything was perfect save for my cholesterol. It was 294 and I'm in perfect health and eat very healthy (lots of salads, sushi, chicken, fish, etc.). They told me come back and re-test in 5 days and during that time, I ate only organic berry smoothies and no cholesterol soup. I again tested at 291. I called everyone in family and begged them to get tested because none of them, including parents ever go to the doctor. It turns out that everyone had numbers in the high 200's or 300's and now they're all on Simvastatin (that's what I'm taking as well). My numbers are now around 160 and it's all good. No side effects. If you don't like this doctor's advice, go see another doc to confirm. All I can say is take the meds, clean up your diet and get it down. Best of luck!
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