also border line HIGH cholesterol...

[candy158]

my tests showed border line high on the cholesterol..... does this all go together with MS???

Thanks,
Candy

[candy158]

http://www.livestrong.com/article/247636-myelin-sheath-cholesterol/

ok guys, let me know what you think of this one, and is off the wall..!!   with the puter, we can never really tell, but I know there are great people who know things on here, and maybe they can help out here.....

Cheers,
Candy

[candy158]

Hi Guys, thanks so much for your comments.  I did some searaching, and actually when we have MS, our nerves lose the Mylin that protects the nerves, right?  Well, apparently, when our chlosterol goes up, it starts to repair the mylin.  So, they say that it they give you a Statin drug, we should find another Dr. because it will stop your bodies way of healing, or trying to heal, and could really mess up the MS............... so,

I will put the link to this, when I find it....  

Alex,
my heart goes out to you, this is such an unfair diesease, as well as the cancer, which is also unfair, but, your attitude is so good, and you seem to be able to cry now, and maybe that is a good thing, as it will help with the stress..( or so they say) ...

but, what the h*ll do they know, right, ?

I'm still praying for ya,
Candy

[HVAC]

I do not think it is directly caused by MS. I am borderline diabetic even though I weigh nothing these days so is my brother who runs marathons and still fits in his Coast Guard Academy uniform from 1974. I also have high cholesterol but I have the cancer and thyroid issues. I think many of us have many complicated things. My doctors hate me because I have so many issues which they say are just genetic it complicates everything. They try to fix one thing and it messes up another. I do not drink, smoke, and until the cancer had the best diet and exercise but still had these issues. My GP says it is so unfair I live a lifestyles any doctor would be thrilled with and yet I am so sick. Doctors can't tell me to adopt lifestyle changes except one stress reduction. I am the most anxious person on the planet. People do not see it because I appear calm and happy but I am now seriously tackling the stress. For me it is life and death whether I get a handle on it. I need to calm my body processes to survive. My brother is pretty stressed as well.

Last night I went to sleep with a "Mindfulness" audible book going. I was in pain and I went into five crying jags yesterday. I normally do not cry. Now I get so frustrated I cry all the time. I will often not pick up the phone because I can't control the tears. An hour into the book an amazing thing happened. I was concentrating on my breathing and the author said to smile as you breathe. My cat came up and normally can't stand his weight on me he is 13 pounds of muscle. I not only could stand him sleeping on me but his fur was amazing. It was so soft and warm. I felt his fur in a way I never had before and his purring was so loud and soothing. Then my muscles did a hard snap and all loosened at once. It was amazing. I am going to try to fall asleep with this book every night for six weeks. I have to return it after that. I am a skeptic but it really does work. They teach "Mindfulness" at Duke Cancer Center for free because they believe it helps. I heard about it again at a MS workshop.

The nicest thing is you can do it anytime anywhere and you are totally in control. I do not need a pill or a Doctor. It is one thing I can control in a world where I have little control. It is not a cure all but it sure does help.

Alex

[Mike_Shuswap]

My cholesterol level is at the top of the scale too, but not quite to where I need to take any meds for it.

Like Laura, I don't think this is MS related, but I could be wrong.

Mike

[Needhelp16]

I could be wrong, but I've never heard of high cholesterol being attributed to MS.  High cholesterol is more often attributed to endocrine disorders like diabetes or hypothyroidism. Or, you could just simply have it due to diet.

Laura