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Good news...while at dialysis this afternoon, I got my monthly lab report and there was good stuff in it:
March 2005
Cholesterol: 290
Triglycerides: 1543
April 2005
Cholesterol: not recorded
Triglycerides: 840
They don't check cholesterol except for every three months, but cholesterol and triglycerides always track together.
What does this mean: it means that once the triglycerides drop below 500 I get on the national transplant list!!
A total cholesterol test measures the total amount of a fatlike substance (cholesterol) in the b
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Cait said:
Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Hope you get right on down to the transplant numbers.
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Mad Mikey said:
Don't know about Lopid - there's a buttload of considerations my docs have to take in mind when s
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timekeeper said:
Can they put you on Lopid to drop your triglycerides? My level was 977 before they put me on; it
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Can they put you on Lopid to drop your triglycerides? My level was 977 before they put me on; it dropped down to 239 after a couple of months.
|| Posted by timekeeper, April 19, 2005 08:49 PM ||Don't know about Lopid - there's a buttload of considerations my docs have to take in mind when slinging any old medication at me. Believe me TK - they're trying all sorts of stuff....
(Didn't know you had this problem....!)
|| Posted by Mad Mikey, April 20, 2005 08:11 AM ||Well, my health problems are nowhere near as severe as yours, and not from the same cause, but the astronomical triglyceride level (they retested me because it was so high, and got the same result) is something that I have to monitor.
It's genetics at work, as a level that high (with no other factors influencing it) is not something that just happens. Both of my parents are on a regimen of cholesterol-lowering drugs, so I may be on Lipit0R in the future.
(Your spam filter didn't like the name of that drug, so I had to disguise it.)
|| Posted by timekeeper, April 20, 2005 06:38 PM ||Whatever you're doing, keep doing it. Hope you get right on down to the transplant numbers.
|| Posted by Cait, April 21, 2005 05:36 AM ||A total cholesterol test measures the total amount of a fatlike substance (cholesterol) in the blood. Lipoprotein analysis (lipoprotein profile or lipid profile) measures blood levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides.
The body uses cholesterol to help build cells and produce certain hormones. When there is too much cholesterol in the blood, it and other substances may begin to build up along the inside of the artery walls, forming what is known as plaque. A large deposit of plaque may obstruct the flow of blood through the artery, affecting blood flow to the heart, brain, or other vital organs. If unstable plaque tears open, it may trigger the formation of a blood clot in the artery, which can result in a heart attackClick here to see an illustration. or strokeClick here to see an illustration..
|| Posted by Macgrath, September 29, 2005 09:49 AM ||