I had the angiogram done this morning and they did not find any blockage. Man that was a little scary. I do have high cholesterol and my triglycerides are real high. They have put me on the med Tricor, this should help lower both. I will also be changing a lot of my eating habits, along with some other life style habits. I want to thank everyone for all your words of encouragement, it really did help. I would also like to encourage people to have their cholesterol checked, it's a very simple blood test. I am 5'10 and weigh 175, so you don't have to be a big person to have high cholesterol. I believe that's what a lot of people think, but it's not true.

 

Again, thanks to everyone. Haven't had much sleep, so I think that's what I'm going to do.

Wonderful news and glad everything was okay.

 

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Maybe we are related....I have had three hernias in my life time :scared::scared:

 

 

:lol: Oh no. Do the scars ever go away? Not sure where you are located, but rumor has it, I have a lot of family in the somerset area.

Wonderful news and glad everything was okay.

 

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Thank you S-3.

I had the angiogram done this morning and they did not find any blockage. Man that was a little scary. I do have high cholesterol and my triglycerides are real high. They have put me on the med Tricor, this should help lower both. I will also be changing a lot of my eating habits, along with some other life style habits. I want to thank everyone for all your words of encouragement, it really did help. I would also like to encourage people to have their cholesterol checked, it's a very simple blood test. I am 5'10 and weigh 175, so you don't have to be a big person to have high cholesterol. I believe that's what a lot of people think, but it's not true.

Again, thanks to everyone. Haven't had much sleep, so I think that's what I'm going to do.

 

It sounds like that you are definitely on the right track. Some things that I would recommend to help lower your cholesterol...eat oats or some form for instance Cheerios, oatmeal bars, anything containing oats at least once a day. Check with your Dr first about vitamins, Centrum Cardio comes to mind which is what I take. If you don't exercise start slow by walking first a quarter of a mile daily then the next week try walking half a mile everyday...just increase a quarter each week til you get to a mile.

 

A good reminder to everyone to check cholesterol. Good luck to you. I'll keep you in my prayers.

It sounds like that you are definitely on the right track. Some things that I would recommend to help lower your cholesterol...eat oats or some form for instance Cheerios, oatmeal bars, anything containing oats at least once a day. Check with your Dr first about vitamins, Centrum Cardio comes to mind which is what I take. If you don't exercise start slow by walking first a quarter of a mile daily then the next week try walking half a mile everyday...just increase a quarter each week til you get to a mile.

 

A good reminder to everyone to check cholesterol. Good luck to you. I'll keep you in my prayers.

 

 

Thank you KG. I have been eating alot of oatmeal, along with Honey nut Cheerrios. I was told by the Dr. to take it easy for a few days following yesterdays procedure, but I plan on walking everyday, beginning very soon.

I had the angiogram done this morning and they did not find any blockage. Man that was a little scary. I do have high cholesterol and my triglycerides are real high. They have put me on the med Tricor, this should help lower both. I will also be changing a lot of my eating habits, along with some other life style habits. I want to thank everyone for all your words of encouragement, it really did help. I would also like to encourage people to have their cholesterol checked, it's a very simple blood test. I am 5'10 and weigh 175, so you don't have to be a big person to have high cholesterol. I believe that's what a lot of people think, but it's not true.

 

Again, thanks to everyone. Haven't had much sleep, so I think that's what I'm going to do.

 

Very glad to hear this! Good reminder that high cholesterol does not always equal being overweight.

I use to get heartburn real bad, until I finally realized what foods were giving it to me. Tomatoes are no longer a part of my diet, nor spicy foods.:irked: My stomach does seem to bother me though more than it probably should. I had double hernia surgery two years ago though, not sure if could be that or not. I have a follow up visit with both my Dr's next week, I will bring that up.

It sure sounds like what I got but, I'd ask your doctor to make sure.

 

 

A good reminder to everyone to check cholesterol. Good luck to you. I'll keep you in my prayers.

Amen,sister!

 

We had one of those health fairs at work and they checked my cholesterol. I never had a problem with it before. They said I need to go to my doctor.

 

He did all of the blood work and told me that both my good and bad cholesterol was so high that I would've had some type of cardiac event within 12 to 18 months. I take medication to control it now.