RE: Chris Fw: Oh wise ones

[Guest guest]

Hi

I don't know if 92 is really bad for cholesterol. I went an got the results

from my last blood test and my husband's. The lab reports say the reference

interval numbers should be 100 - 199. Mine is 116 and my husband's is 101.

The doctors are very happy with my husband's number and mine but mine are

higher.

Gloria

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>Subject: Fw: Oh wise ones

>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:48:08 -0400

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[Guest guest]

That is what I thought Gloria, I think my pcp is not very smart. Maybe it's

time to find a new one.

B.

Surgery date 7/23/03

310/190/150?

BTC/ Columbus OH

Dr.Stelmack

Open RNY

Fw: Oh wise ones

>Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:48:08 -0400

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[Guest guest]

Very low cholesterol can be as dangerous as very high cholesterol.

As someone else said, cholesterol is naturally occurring, and is in

fact absolutely essential to human health. Among other things, it

provides structure support to cell walls, it is part of the bile

produced by the liver for fat digestion in the intestines, and it is

the chemical basis of most hormones (like estrogen).

Your surgeon will know whether your cholesterol is low enough to worry

about. I came across one web site that talked about people with

hypocholesterolemia (hypo = low), the opposite of hypercholesterolemia

(hyper = high), and seemed to define it as blood cholesterol below 50.

The old recommendations were that cholesterol should be above about

150, but in the past year or so the recommendation changed.

Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the new lower level. At 92, your

surgeon may just tell you to eat more meat, fish, eggs, and shrimp.

:-) (How often do people get to hear *that* from a doctor?) One web

site recommended fish oil supplements, either omega-3 fatty acid or

omega-6 fatty acid, I forget which.

Here is some info I found on low cholesterol:

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While high cholesterol levels may be indeed be warning signs of many

health issues, it does not logically follow then that all cholesterol

is bad and you should try to wipe out any cholesterol in your body. We

need cholesterol to build and maintain cell membranes, for production

of sex hormones, to aid in the manufacture of bile (which helps digest

fats), and to convert sunshine to vitamin D. Cholesterol is also

important for the metabolism of fat soluble vitamins, including

vitamins A, D, E, and K. Check out How Stuff Works: Cholesterol

<http://www.howstuffworks.com/cholesterol.htm> to find out more about

the role of cholesterol in our bodies and the many important functions

it performs.

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also

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According to a web page on cholesterol testing from the the Discovery

Health Channel <http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/1129.html>,

abnormally low levels of cholesterol may indicate:

• hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid gland

• liver disease

• malabsorption

• inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestines

• malnutrition

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Mark

[Guest guest]

Thank you Mark, well by what this says the reasons that a person might have

low cholesterol would be the exact thing that happen due to surgery.

malabsorption

• inadequate absorption of nutrients from the intestines. Thank you so much

for the info.

B.

Surgery date 7/23/03

310/190/150?

BTC/ Columbus OH

Dr.Stelmack

Open RNY