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June 3, 2014 in Tom's Corner

My LDL report card

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After I got home from school on Wednesday the phone rings. A number I don’t recognize answer or not? Well, if this was Laura she’d let it go to messages. Not me. Hello?… Hello Tom this is Dr. H… 


That’s never good, is it? The Dr. is calling after they drew blood? He went on to explain that all my numbers are fine except for the bad cholesterol, the LDL. Ahh. I knew it. This is why I didn’t want to get my blood drawn, remember? 

If your a numbers person here’s my raw data. 

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Denial
I don’t have a cholesterol problem! I eat better than most people… or do I?

Justification
Monday was Memorial Day. I am not a calorie counter. I can’t even remember the number of chicken wings I consumed and yes, they were covered in blue cheese. Italian sausage, burgers, I ate a salad too! Well, make that a fruit salad. I’m sure it was just a bad weekend right?

I’m not going to get into my conspiracy theory how the pharmaceutical companies and the doctors benefit from each other. How about the chart? Why does the average matter anyways? Our grandparents never had their levels checked and a lot of them lived a long time. 

Reality Check
I don’t want him to put me on medication to lower my cholesterol. I also don’t want to argue the above with the doctor. He knows more than me and I would lose. So… I have one choice. My number needs to drop in a month when I get checked again. I’m going to be exercising a little more and avoiding as much processed food as possible. How about you? Any tips for me? How can I lower my LDL number?

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Hi! I'm Laura and hail from Western New York. I consider myself a lifelong learner who loves gardening with a 360 degree view. Thanks for stopping by!

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