I went to the doctor the other day. I’ll admit I haven’t been in a while. Mainly because I know what they are going to say. You would think I would listen to them if only so they can tell me something different.
Since this was the first time I have seen this doctor naturally I had to have some blood work done. The results came back the following day. The results were not great. At least I don’t think they were. Then my personal nurse looked at them and told me it was worse than even I thought.
It’s tough to say for sure since I look at them and all I see are lots and lots of letters. we have LIPID, standard of course. Not sure what LIPIDS are or what they do but they were tested.
Then there’s the old stand by, LDL and HDL .One is good, one is bad. I believe if the HDL is high that’s good because it’s the good kind of cholesterol. Or is it the bad? Maybe it’s the LDL that is the good one? If it’s the good one then if the number is high that’s bad right?
Then we have the CHOL/HDLC RATIO. There is a number with it but there is no explanation as to what it means or if it’s good or bad.
There’s a note buried in the notes saying something about genetic familial hypercholesterolemia, but I can’t pronounce it and therefore I’m not sure if this is a good thing or not. My philosophy has always been “If I can’t pronounce it, I don’t need to know what it is.”
I could go on and on and probably spend hours trying to figure this out but I think it will be easier just to shut up and take all the new medication they have given me. I’ll check back later, unless the genetic familial hypercholesterolemia gets me first.
