FART - No more cholestrol meds!

c_buck88
on 10/20/08 1:18 pm

Just wanted to share that I saw my PCP on Friday. He checked my blood and told me I could drop both cholestrol meds! He's gonna recheck in 3 months to keep an eye on things. Getting off those meds was a big personal goal going into WLS. I know just how you other guys who've dropped these and other meds for diabetes, blood pressure, etc. feel now. Kind of makes you feel a little more normal and not so much like your old self.

"It was a long way, but he knew where he was going." Corey Ford, The Road to Tinkhamtown.

(deactivated member)
on 10/20/08 2:36 pm - Colorado Springs, CO

RNY on 08/19/08

Good for you CBuck! Yes - I know exactly how you fell. It's like a new freedom isn't it? Maybe a little more "in control" of your own life for a change?

Keep up the good work!

Boner
on 10/20/08 11:06 pm - South of Boulder, CO

RNY on 07/24/05

Getting off those meds is a ginormous FART! Congrats and best wishes for more success in your WLS journey.

Boner

BamaBob54
on 10/20/08 11:16 pm, edited 10/21/08 11:09 am - Meridianville, AL

RNY on 04/28/08

Great news- happy for ya man! I got off all of my pre-op meds too, but had to go back on the Crestor 3 weeks ago. My LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides were great - but the HDL (good) was only 30. The ideal is 60, but 44 is considered the minimum acceptable level. According to the Doc, it's a heredity thing.

BamaBob54 ROLL TIDE!!!
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