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High Cholestorol level
I was diagnosed for high cholestorol level in the year 2004 and given some medicine for about 6 months. i went through self imposed diatery practices and excersice pattern apart from the medication and was able to bring it less than 150 total cholestorol level. I stopped medication after that and change over to normal diet and continued.
After sometime it was detected that i have a ventriculor ectopic during the aircrew examination and refered to a doctor who recommended a radio theraphy to eliminate that. how ever the administration opted for a second opinion and ultimately i was refered to appolo hospitals cardiology unit and the doctor dislosed that it is not necessary for me to go through the readio therapy as my exercise ECG and the holter test is not warrant such treatment.
In the next air crew examination again the cholestorol levels are high and i was refered to physician again and he prescribed a 'atostatin" and some other vitamins which brought down the cholestorol level. My weight is 87kgs and i am 5'11'' tall. my BMI is above 27 and they asked me to bring down my weight as well.
However i was not following a strict diet and regular excersices apart from the game of basket ball game i do in the eveninings for abou 1 hour.
During this process my SGPT level increased to 140 but the cholestorol level came down and the triggliscesrides was about 400. i was asked to do a cpk and the test results was 685.
I went throuh an air crew examination on 12.02.08 aroun 1400hrs and the blood pressure was 140/90 which is higher than the previous year.
The doctor said that i am apotential person to become heart patient i am really worried aand i feel like i am going to die very soon.
Please help me on this as my whole life is going to be in jeoperdy. Please dont think that im worried about my carreer.
After sometime it was detected that i have a ventriculor ectopic during the aircrew examination and refered to a doctor who recommended a radio theraphy to eliminate that. how ever the administration opted for a second opinion and ultimately i was refered to appolo hospitals cardiology unit and the doctor dislosed that it is not necessary for me to go through the readio therapy as my exercise ECG and the holter test is not warrant such treatment.
In the next air crew examination again the cholestorol levels are high and i was refered to physician again and he prescribed a 'atostatin" and some other vitamins which brought down the cholestorol level. My weight is 87kgs and i am 5'11'' tall. my BMI is above 27 and they asked me to bring down my weight as well.
However i was not following a strict diet and regular excersices apart from the game of basket ball game i do in the eveninings for abou 1 hour.
During this process my SGPT level increased to 140 but the cholestorol level came down and the triggliscesrides was about 400. i was asked to do a cpk and the test results was 685.
I went throuh an air crew examination on 12.02.08 aroun 1400hrs and the blood pressure was 140/90 which is higher than the previous year.
The doctor said that i am apotential person to become heart patient i am really worried aand i feel like i am going to die very soon.
Please help me on this as my whole life is going to be in jeoperdy. Please dont think that im worried about my carreer.
I completely agree with Barbarella and Sweetwaterguy. I tried very hard to lower my cholesterol using diet, exercise, and all the latest 'internet' treatments. I did lower it by 30% but it wasn't enough, obviously, as I have had several heart attacks and eight stents. I sure wish I'd been less stubborn when first diagnosed. Using statins, exercise, and getting my weight down to a BMI of 24 have brought my cholesterol level to what my doc calls 'perfect'. That's good enough for me!
A BP of 140/90 will not cause you to "die soon". It could've been elavated due to anxiety/suspense about your test.
Your trigs are way to high. If diet changes and lifesyle changes wont bring it down then you have to go on meds. What did your doctor suggest?
About the Blood Pressure: If I were you I would get a home monitor and check my BP every day for about two weeks. Write down the numbers and show them to your doctor.
A "potential person" to become a heart patient doesn't mean you will. However, you need to get your cholesterol under control and find out if your BP is always elevated.
Also, stopping cholesterol meds will cause your cholesterol to go back to its original numbers. I've been there, done that, and will never make that mistake again.
Your trigs are way to high. If diet changes and lifesyle changes wont bring it down then you have to go on meds. What did your doctor suggest?
About the Blood Pressure: If I were you I would get a home monitor and check my BP every day for about two weeks. Write down the numbers and show them to your doctor.
A "potential person" to become a heart patient doesn't mean you will. However, you need to get your cholesterol under control and find out if your BP is always elevated.
Also, stopping cholesterol meds will cause your cholesterol to go back to its original numbers. I've been there, done that, and will never make that mistake again.
I would recommend reading "The South Beach Heart Program" by Arthur Agatston.
Agatston is best known as the author of "The South Beach Diet," but he is a renown cardiologist. In his book he offers the idea of "aggressive prevention" of heart disease. He claims that he rarely sees heart attacks in his patients that follow his program--even those with well established heart disease.
There are many things you can do now to prevent problems later on. Especially important are managing your cholesterol, blood pressure, and diet. In your case this will likely include medication. For many of us, diet changes alone will not be enough to lower our cholesterol to healthy levels. I am certainly one of those and have successfully reduced my LDL cholesterol with statin drugs.
I hope you regard the information you have received from your doctors as good news, because doing the right things now will prevent problems later .
Agatston is best known as the author of "The South Beach Diet," but he is a renown cardiologist. In his book he offers the idea of "aggressive prevention" of heart disease. He claims that he rarely sees heart attacks in his patients that follow his program--even those with well established heart disease.
There are many things you can do now to prevent problems later on. Especially important are managing your cholesterol, blood pressure, and diet. In your case this will likely include medication. For many of us, diet changes alone will not be enough to lower our cholesterol to healthy levels. I am certainly one of those and have successfully reduced my LDL cholesterol with statin drugs.
I hope you regard the information you have received from your doctors as good news, because doing the right things now will prevent problems later .
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