i am so confused....the doctor mentioned all the risk features i have. that 204 was not total. i have repeatedly read that cholesterol doesn't count anyways but he really scared me. He is giving me a low dosage. some years ago i was on lipitor for a little while but the side effects were too much. then i was on zetia but the side effects were depression and anxiety so i got off of that. I see him in six weeks so i am going to ask him why so many articles say that cholesterol isn't important. this time i won't be scared. my life style is so bad. most of the time i just spend in bed. I don't even have a couch now. I read in bed and watch tv in bed. except for the walks with cecilia, i don't exercise and can't make myself.
I am hoping the topamax will end the binge eating. tonite for dinner i just had cauliflower which was satisfying ....with light dressing.
i don't know where abby is. she jumped off the bed and i can't find her. I don't know what i will do without her.
bobby
http://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-l...rol-myths.html

Bobby,

If you have a total 204, its is borderline and meaningless because the other numbers are more useful:

LDL
HDL
Triglycerides

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...s/dxc-20181913

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He's a jerk for pushing you into a med.
Those of us with bipolar have enough side effects to deal with.

M

my total is 294..my hdl is 61. my ldl calculated is 205 with normal range being less than 130. my triglycertides are 142 -below 150 is okay and non hdl cholesterol is 233 ...target for non hdl cholesterol is 30 mg higher than ldl cholesterol target

abby is still alive but she is stretched on the floor and hasn't gotten up to eat.

fox sports has agility at westminister on at 8 o clock. there is a chance i can see cecilia. i am going to put abby on the bed. first i carry her to the food. i feel i already lost her now.

Bobby, I agree with Bizi that you should wait to take the statin. You are seeing a cardiologist soon… discuss the issue with him. I'm glad you like your PCP though. That's important.

I'm so sorry about Abby
I hope that she's just having a bad day today. Keep her in bed with you, comfortable, I know that you will be giving her lots of love

I hope you get to see Cecilia.

i can't seem to see the agility on tv. i had abby on the bed but she started moving and then i put her on the floor. she is just stretched out. I don't know if she will last through the day. I don't know what to do about the statins. he has me on a low dosage and said to start every other day.
I am just so tired and feel like a wimp. I am also unbelievably depressed. I feel as if i can't handle anything. like no strength.
I want to cuddle with abby but she doesn't want to...i think she just wants to die.
The American Heart Association recommends that your total cholesterol should be less than 200 mg/dL, but what they do not tell you is that total cholesterol level is just about worthless in determining your risk for heart disease, unless it is above 300.

hi bobby,
I am sorry about abby.
know that you loved her all that you could. You have given her a loving home. I know that you are already grieving and this is normal.

Thank you for posting all of your numbers...this makes more sense now.
bizi

Bobby,

I am sorry about Abby.

M

Sending hugs about Abby.

Donna