coronary disease factor

[tielan]

Well, apparently they haven't found anything to concern them in my coronary calcium scoring. It'll be interesting to see what B1 comes back with (she went for a scan this morning).

But the doc is concerned about the 7+ cholesterol reading (>5 is a concern), so we'll be going over a care plan, and possibly involving a dietician. That could get interesting.

Comments

[lilysea]

I'd be very interested to read about anything you do to reduce your cholesterol -

my cholesterol is sky high as well :(

[tielan]

Honestly, I only know the standard stuff: less sugar, less saturated fats, less processed foods.

It'll be interesting to see what a dietician would say, though.

[rose_griffes]

I've been paying attention to this; high cholesterol runs in my family. My mother had that calcium-cholesterol problem and had some kind of scan done to the veins in her neck. Apparently that came back clear, so they're just talking dietary changes... but a visit with the dietician isn't paid for by her insurance. Seems like horrible planning on their part--wouldn't it be better to pay someone to help ahead of potential health problems?

[tielan]

Yes, it would seem more sensible (and cheaper) to pay someone to get checked out before they end up costing the system considerably more in surgery and probably medication...

For me, at least, these doctor's visits have been covered by Medicare. I think the initial visit to the dietician will be covered by Medicare, but if a further meeting and diet plan is arranged, then it'll likely start costing actual money.

[wpadmirer]

I hope the diet works.

I, unfortunately had a genetic predisposition to higher cholesterol. I was running marathons, eating right, and it was still high.

So my doc put me on a statin and it was perfect within a few weeks. She said that proved it was genetic and not what I was doing/eating. That it wouldn't be normal that fast otherwise. (sigh)

[tielan]

Yeah, we have a genetic predisposition. Two grandfathers died from coronary heart disease, and various uncles and my mother's cholesterol are high but kept just barely down by vigourous care.

I...don't take vigorous care with my diet. But I do need to improve my fitness. I've been off the fitness for a couple of years now. Need to get back into it. Easier said than done, though...

[wpadmirer]

Oh, don't I know that!

And this stupid Covid has made it impossible to do the things I enjoy.

[beatrice_otter]

I hope they figure something out!

[tielan]

Thank you! Me, too!

[velithya]

7+ is quite high, but if the diet doesn't help statin medication is generally extremely effective.