Hi
@Jude
I only took myself off the statins when I did because I knew I was having that blood test 4 or 6 weeks later. That meant I had a safety net just in case my cholesterol was getting too high again. It had gone up, but not enough to warrant going back on statins. Hopefully my low carb diet will keep it acceptable, if not then I may consider going back on them again, but with a smaller dose.
The cholesterol breakdown you need to ask for is:
Total cholesterol
HDL (good cholesterol)
LDL (bad cholesterol)
Triglycerides
Your cholesterol will probably have gone up a bit as you have stopped the statins, which were keeping it down. It all depends what your breakdown is as to whether it is good enough or not so good.
Sorry, but I can't help with the night sweats because I'm lucky enough never to have had them. Having said that, I've never had really high blood sugars. Someone else may be able to answer that for you.
Good news your shoulder and thumb pain is improving.