Blood Test Results
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
United States
April 22, 2016 9:55am CST
I went to the doctor yesterday afternoon for the results of my blood work.
Good news 
and bad news 
On the whole everything was good.
But, my cholesterol (the bad one) was on the high side so now I have to revamp my eating and see if I can bring it down by the time I need more blood work. Other wise I'll have to go on medication and I don't want to have to do that if I can avoid it.
The other thing was my blood pressure was high but that does't surprise me. Taking care of my 94 yr old mother is VERY stressful.
Other than that.....life is good 
and bad news
On the whole everything was good.
But, my cholesterol (the bad one) was on the high side so now I have to revamp my eating and see if I can bring it down by the time I need more blood work. Other wise I'll have to go on medication and I don't want to have to do that if I can avoid it.
The other thing was my blood pressure was high but that does't surprise me. Taking care of my 94 yr old mother is VERY stressful.
Other than that.....life is good 20 people like this
22 responses
@mypointsju (583)
• Westland, Michigan
22 Apr 16
High Cholesterol runs in my family and for 10 years I took medication. Then I lost 60 pounds and now I am off of the medication.
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Wow that's really impressive. Did you do a specific diet to lose that much weight or just moderate eating?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
22 Apr 16
@Marilynda1225 You've been too busy taking care of others.
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I am giving this serious attention and going to get myself healthier. I've neglected myself way too long these past years
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
23 Apr 16
@Marilynda1225 Actually I find diet does not impact on cholesterol as much as exercise.
I think a few months of gardening will bring the cholesterol down, even if you eat the same food.
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I'm counting on being able to bring the cholesterol down with some diet changes and some exercise. Gardening sounds both relaxing and fun
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I am going to try my best to lower it myself. I hate taking medication so this will be an incentive for me to stick to a better eating plan
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
22 Apr 16
@Marilynda1225 you can do it.Plus excersize helps it a lot
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
22 Apr 16
@Marilynda1225 that is not a good feeling to have - I hope you find some open doors and release soon
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
I am going to have to find way to get some me time in my life. Right now I feel like I'm strung tighter than a rubber band
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@Juliaacv (50988)
• Canada
23 Apr 16
I was always under the impression that when your cholesterol went up so did your blood pressure. I could be wrong, so please don't quote me, but if that is right, when you lower one you should be able to lower the other. I hope that you can do this. Its a change of season, so you'll need to change your menu and hopefully things will turn around.
@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Being a caregiver is hard work but nothing I wouldn't do for my family
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
22 Apr 16
I hope you can decrease you cholesterol. I wouldn't want to take meds either. I have been lucky so far, no medical problems so no meds. Knocking on wood now lol.
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@Marilynda1225 (82789)
• United States
22 Apr 16
Sometimes I think the side-effects of medication are worse than what you are originally taking it for. I'm going to do my best to avoid this at all costs
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
23 Apr 16
@Marilynda1225 You are so right. Have you seen the commercials for any type of medication these days. Apparently they now have to list the side effects, all of them. Now the commercials are like 3 or 4 minutes long because they have to list those side effects, Scary mess that.
@JudyEv (340210)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 16
I can imagine that caring for your mother can be really difficult at times. I hope you manage to get your cholesterol down. There is always something, isn't there?
@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
22 Apr 16
Glad your results weren't too bad. I take medication for both cholesterol and high blood pressure.
@leslyn_joy (343)
• Davao, Philippines
23 Apr 16
my dad always eat bell pepper because it helps lower down cholesterol level :)
@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
22 Apr 16
Hopefully you can get the cholesterol and the BP down before the doctor feels he needs to step in and do it for you.
