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I haven't heard this! Sorry for your ordeal. Glad for you it's AOK. What if you hadn't said your insurance wouldn't cover the surgery? Triple bypass is no joke!

My Dr. said (fondly) he remembers when patients came in and said, "Whatever you say, Doc. Tell me what to do." That was BG, I guess. Before Google. ;)

DGJ - Thanks for your reply. So they wanted to replace your pipes x 3 and they turned out to be fine? Honestly. I'm still speechless from your ordeal. Speechless! Steak, mashed potatoes and chocolate cake at age 104 is the best revenge. Carry on. :)

DJT, when you say you say your pipes are clear (yahoo!) what test is that? I just looked up QRISK and i don't know if we have that here but we must have something close to it because my dr. said, "Going by the math, you will have longer life with statins." I had two imaging tests on my "pipes"...

Q: for DGJ. So as i understand/extrapolate from above, fat affects your cholesterol, but not your CV risk?

Agree! My husband has low cholesterol but has plaque in his arteries. he's 68. We're looking for answers to this mystery.

Hello, all, Just joining this conversation after getting "horrible cholesterol" #s from doc, followed by imaging tests showing virtually no plaques in my arteries. Radiology tech says, "You have the carotids of a 40 y.o." I'm just 71. ;) so I consider this result a good thing. Still, even...

Thanks, Andcol, I appreciate the translation and am printing out to save. Yes, it was a fasting test. I realize I never underscored my point because i was still amazed and disappointed in my doctor's reaction. my "horrible cholesterol" and yet virtually no plaques in my arteries. I thought he...

Art of Flowers, Which of my stats is 5.3? Thanks.

Hello from New York! :wave: Here's my story today. :) My doc recently said, "Your cholesterol is horrible." ok. My last carotid artery test showed that I had zero calcium in my arteries. I mentioned that. He said, "I have two patients who had zero calcium and had to have triple bypass surgery."...

Kristin, I had to do some work! Thanks for the lol and the good question. I see that I didn't mention protein. Yes, eat it aplenty, that is, every day. i make sure to eat a greens and tomatoes and nuts w/ olive oil and apple cider vinegar everyday. coffee w/cocoa, cinnamon, cream, stevia, every...

I hear you. (My dr. is stick thin. dean ornish is his guru.) I'm happy with my new waistline, this i can say. but looking ahead, I was thinking i need a way to put the brakes on. Thanks for this. Got some useful help today, all Kristin, now looking at this weight is my "set-point." James, I...

James -- thanks, I've cut and pasted your recipe. :)

Kristin, yes, still losing. (and per your avi, forgot to say eating at least one avocado a wk.) it's not so dramatic, but I had been holding at 132 lbs and after a few days of not weighing, stepped on scale, thinking -- maybe i have gained. but no. down another 2 lbs. so is this my homeostatis...

Kristen, TY, I eat nuts constantly! and cheese! yes. ;) dr. says, you eat cheese EVERY DAY? and put me on low dose of statins. which I have now ditched. He calls weight loss my "hard work." Noooooo. It's LCHF. :)