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Wisest Elder Ever
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
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Wisest Elder Ever
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Great Lakes
Posts: 33,508
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you know...
I started with my doctor many many years ago. Almost 40 yrs.
Back then my cholesterol was 220. She said then normal is 220+your age in years. That was the current standard. So for a long time it was LESS than normal.
My cholesterol is about 220 now (sometimes 250-- it vacillates).. but the drug companies have convinced doctors now that this is "abnormal" and requires a heavy duty drug. I look at it this way: I am still here at 61, still relatively healthy except for my arthritis issues and a little PN. My thyroid is semi retired, my ovaries ARE retired, I have great immune status, and don't get sick much, and still am mentally sharp. I love my quality of life, now, and don't want a boatload of side effects, etc.
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