Loyal readers of this blog (all 5 of you) with astoundingly good memories will recall I saw my doctor 6 months ago, and he threatened me with cholesterol-reducing medication if I didn’t shapen up and fly right. How quickly 6 months passes. (Really, it’s scary.)
I saw the doctor again this week and had to confess that I had lost a grand total of 1 pound since May. That was embarrassing. But my blood work was almost identical to my results of 6 months ago, so I got another stay of execution. He’s a patient man. And he's as reluctant to prescribe as I am to take any prescription.
I told him I had heard about “people” who have unpleasant side effects (such as leg pain) to Lipitor and other such meds, and he told me that yes it was true, about 5% of people report leg pain when using these drugs.
So I says: “Well I don’t want that”.
So he says: “Well, then, you know what you have to do, don’t you?”
So I says (meekly): “Yes.”
I’m lucky he didn’t slap me upside the head with his stethoscope.
I live my life back at Square One.
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Does this mean our Indian supper next week or the week after is out???
JAW fan.
Don't be silly.
I hate that doctos make us meek
on the other hand: my endochronologist says that I have "bad genes" (bad parental combination, genetically-speaking), which I guess is a back-handed way of saying "it's not all your fault".
bless him
I don't have the "bad genes" excuse. My problem is a self-inflicted wound. If I was better behaved, food-wise, I wouldn't have this issue hanging over my fat head.
no, no
go w/my bad genes, my child
(that's my priestly)
duh (re: comment above)
priestly VOICE taking
(I need more coffee)
Try oatmeal Nan. The comnercial claims it will cause you to stand on the side of the road and hold a sign proclaiming to all that you have lowered your cholesterol by XX points...
Seriously, try it. Get the kind you have to cook (steel-cut or rolled, but not instant). I use spray-butter and cinnamom with a little bit of brown sugar. You can use fruit instead, just as long as you're not adding too much sugar and fat. Fake sugar is not any better for you than the real thing, so if you're going to eat it, eat actual sugar.
If you eat it for breakfast every morning (blah, I know. Ok, maybe not every morning) you should be on track for your next check-up.
Also, read labels and try to avoid "partially hydrogenated oil"-they are VERY bad about raising cholesteral and blood pressure.
Of course, I'm not a doctor (or a health nut- see, I hate a hot dog for lunch, with chili and slaw), but that has helped several people that I know. I'm also very anti-prescription drug, I think they're used far too much.
I like oatmeal. But I'm lazy. Maybe I can hire a man servant to make my oatmeal every day. Then I would eat it.
Red wine is also good for lowering cholesterol, isn't it? Can I skip the oatmeal and increase the vino instead?
Holding a sign by the side of the road proclaiming my cholesterol numbers, eh? Hmm. There's a Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues joke in here, but I'm again too lazy to find it.
I vote man servant for breakfast
lower cholesterol, though perhaps an increased heart rate
hey, i'd never tell anyone not to hire a man servant!
C'mon Nan! Just boil some water, add oatmeal, stir... five minutes... or something like that.
The genetic thing is tricky. I have a sister who inheirited high blood pressure and huge cholesteral numbers. Mine? Low and perfect. Same gene pool. Although I will admit I eat better than she does and exercise more.
The oatmeal does work. She shaved 10 points off her number using instant microwaveable oatmeal. Any high fiber foods work though. Oatmeal gets the best numbers. It didn't save her from meds but her numbers were so high to begin with that the unsaid part was how come you're not dead?
I've been taking Lipitor for a couple of years - no leg pain for me. And I've just started sprinkling a couple of spoonfuls of oat bran on my cereal every morning - that way you get your favourite cereal and the oats! In winter I have porridge (which I think is what you guys call oatmeal) and I do the microwaye one (with low fat milk and honey).
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