So at age 33 what caused you to come to the conclusion you needed stints? I assume you were having symptoms of some sort that lead to a dr visit.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2017, at 8:14 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Back when I had my stents put in (at age 33) my cholesterol was around 170. > They put me on a statin which chewed up my back, it felt like somebody had > put a handful of sand in each joint. My cholesterol was 140 when I quit > taking it. It took 6 months or more for my back to feel normal. I told my > cardiologist I was NEVER doing that again. He shrugged and admitted I > probably didn't need it anyway. > Current research suggests our "understanding" of cholesterol is probably weak > at best and possibly completely faulty. > > Losing weight wont hurt you, it'd be a good idea to increase your activity > too. Start slow, walk for 10 minutes twice a day. I've been building up for > the last two months, I'm up to a mile run with no issue at a relatively slow > pace. Stretching my distance and pace now. Current goal is 2 miles without > having to walk. Then I want to get under 10 min miles. > Interestingly I haven't lost any weight but my legs have changed shape > considerably. > > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 2:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > So I have realized I am probably at least 40lbs overweight. Sunday night I > thought I might be having a heart attack so went to the er where everything > came back good. My blood pressure was way too high at about 180/80 when I > came in but was down to about 150/80. They did not seem concerned. So they > sent me to get monitor put on that I wore for the last 2 days. Did not really > have any problems so I don't except they will get anything off that. I think > I may have just had a panic attack or something. Thinking about being too > fat, thinking about a coworker who is my age who had a heart attack last > year, and thinking about how I am already probably at risk due to my father > who has heart problems and my grandfather had heart problems. I also think > it could have something to do with the Cpap. Since I have started using it I > seem to sometimes had a weird feeling almost like a lung issue or just > muscular soreness in my diaphragm. > > I have high cholesterol and the dr had me on a statin which I am really not > sure about. I have not taken in for about 6 months because the refills ran > out and they won't refill them until I come can in. Earliest appointment is > next month, which I set several months ago. > > So anyway I have decided to cut out all sugar and most cards, trying to stay > around 20 carbs a day but at least under 50. Maybe a sort of extreme keto or > whatever they call it diet. Anybody btdt? > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
