The Bad News Is…
Well, after the good news from last week’s ultrasound, I was prepared for good results from my blood tests as well. I wasn’t expecting miracles – I’m still experiencing the physical effects of hormonal oddities – but I was thinking that things would be a lot better than they were in the States.
And they are. In part.
My thyroid is fine, which is awesome, glucose was fine, and other things she tested me for are fine as well. I still have some of the funnybuggers running around that I did in the States, but it’s great that so many things are working just fine.
The bad news is my cholesterol. It’s at a horrible level and I need to do something about it now. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the particular LDL/HDL breakdown, but it doesn’t matter at the moment – I need to get my cholesterol down.
The good part is that I’m young, so I can get it down now without a heap of horrible things happening in the mean time. Most people getting concerned about their cholesterol are in their 50s or 60s, so I’m considering myself fortunate that I can take care of this now.
Still, it’s quite a sobering thought to think I need to be concerned about heart disease at my age. Like I said to my husband on the phone when I told him, “I’m too young for this. The only thing I should be ‘at risk’ for is hangovers.”
I’ve had a really crappy diet for a long time, though, so now I have to ‘pay the piper’ or whatever the saying is.
On February 12, I’ll be heading to the Royal Melbourne Women’s clinic to talk to an endocrinologist (I’m not sure if having this high of cholesterol makes The Pill a risk or not or what), a dietitian, and maybe even an appointment for a support group.
But that’s all in February. Right now I’m just cutting out as many baddies as I can (which now includes dairy *pout*) and keeping a food diary.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
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