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<blockquote data-quote="Ryhia" data-source="post: 2293404" data-attributes="member: 503862"><p>I haven't decided what to do or even which doc to see, I am due my test today so I will look at options after. While I am waiting for the results and the subsequent call back, I will be doing a lot of research on cholesterol and statins so that I have some ammunition and scientific sources to quote. Thank you [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] for creating the original cholesterol and statins thread, a great source of information. With the high results, I am a little worried in case I have familial hypercholesterolemia as my father died of heart disease and my brother had a heart attack just a few weeks ago. I also have had xanthelasma many years ago over my eyelids which was lasered away but I have noted that a couple of instances of cholesterol spots showing up again. I feel I need further investigative tests. I do not want to take statins but that may be the course I need to consider. I know I will be asking to sort this by diet rather than statins but for my own peace of mind I feel I need to try to get the LDL lower. They might be fluffy protective LDL but then they might not. Whether they will send me for tests is debatable when there is a cheaper statin option. We will see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryhia, post: 2293404, member: 503862"] I haven't decided what to do or even which doc to see, I am due my test today so I will look at options after. While I am waiting for the results and the subsequent call back, I will be doing a lot of research on cholesterol and statins so that I have some ammunition and scientific sources to quote. Thank you [USER=219467]@bulkbiker[/USER] for creating the original cholesterol and statins thread, a great source of information. With the high results, I am a little worried in case I have familial hypercholesterolemia as my father died of heart disease and my brother had a heart attack just a few weeks ago. I also have had xanthelasma many years ago over my eyelids which was lasered away but I have noted that a couple of instances of cholesterol spots showing up again. I feel I need further investigative tests. I do not want to take statins but that may be the course I need to consider. I know I will be asking to sort this by diet rather than statins but for my own peace of mind I feel I need to try to get the LDL lower. They might be fluffy protective LDL but then they might not. Whether they will send me for tests is debatable when there is a cheaper statin option. We will see. [/QUOTE]
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