Well, it was interesting today. My new doctor was completely unconcerned about my LDL. She pretty much said, "Yeah, it's a little high, but try getting more exercise." She went on to say that if I had a family history of people keeling over when they were young she might consider a statin, but when I said I wouldn't take one anyway, she just smiled.

So this doctor is part of the big MedStar conglomerate down that is slowly taking over medical practices and hospitals here in the Baltimore/Washington area. I know they have Standards of Care that their docs are supposed to follow, and she actually showed me briefly what MedStar software pooped out about my cholesterol. What I saw was "borderline."

"Your blood work looks good, unless you need me sooner, I'll see you in a year. "