I just got back from a one month checkup for my cholesterol and the results are AWESOME!
Last month:
Cholesterol: 244
HDL: 55
LDL: 170
This month:
Cholesterol: 130
HDL: 54
LDL: 68
Woo-hoo!!
The doctor had put me on Vytorin 10/40 (samples, even). He was VERY impressed with my results. He said that I must have changed my diet too because normally the results with Vytorin aren't that good. Maybe it was the cheerios or oatmeal every morning?? Then again, losing a few pounds is also good.
He gave me another month's worth of Vytorin 10/20 samples plus a prescription to fill. Since we are going to quit "practicing" to have a baby in a month (in other words, actually TRY), he wants me to finish out the samples and then wait a week to start the attempts to conceive. (I've never tried THAT before, so I'm not sure how successful we'll be.) Anyhow, this doctor is REALLY nice. He asked me if we had anyone lined up to take of me during the pregnancy and I told him no. He pitched himself so he's now going to be our baby doctor too (if we end up needing one).
So... It's almost 1 pm here and I'm hungry! My DH called me at 11:30 to tell me he couldn't meet me for lunch after my appointment. Drat. I guess it's vegetable beef soup for me. I guess that's healthier than the Chinese buffet, but I was really looking forward to the chicken and broccoli.
Kimberly