I finally went and had my Cholesterol checked and just got the results! My total was 156! Pheew! I'm so happy. Just had to share.

By Cat on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 10:10 am:

Glad to hear it, Eve! Good for you for having it checked! My mom had hers checked when I was in high school and it was 450!!! She tried a diet for about a year, and while it did come down (and she lost her butt! lol), it wasn't enough. She's been on cholesterol meds since. Mine's always been good, but I haven't had it checked for about 6 or 7 years. Might be about that time.

By Nancy on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 10:41 am:

Wow 156 that's great. Mine was borderline on my last test. I'm due in Dec and hope I can share in the good news.

By Emily7 on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 10:56 am:

I don't even want to know what mine is!
Great news.

By Colette on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 11:05 am:

Great job Eve!

By Kernkate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 11:17 am:

Thats great I had mine checked about 3 months ago and mine was 167 not to bad.

By Angellew on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 11:49 am:

Good going, Eve!!!

The last time I had mine checked (about 5 or 6 months ago) it was 148. But my DH was just put on medication. He just can't seem to get it down! He's so frustrated.

By Karen~moderator on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 12:38 pm:

WTG, Eve! That's great!

By Mommyathome on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 01:41 pm:

That's great!
I don't know if I've ever had mine checked.

By Rayanne on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 03:17 pm:

That's great news Eve.

By Eve on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 09:02 pm:

Thanks, everyone. It was my first cholesterol check, so I had no clue what it would be like. I've been having anxiety/depression issues, so this was one thing that was causing me stress and now it's done and over and it turned out fine! *Big Sigh of relief*

By Eve on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 - 09:04 pm:

BTW, Cat! 450! I didn't know it went that high! How scary! I'm glad the meds are helping.

By Marcia on Thursday, October 7, 2004 - 02:06 pm:

Good for you, Eve! What a relief!
What's normal?? I just had a physcial this morning, and had my first cholesterol test. No idea what the results are, but I sure would like to know what's normal.
Hubby is on meds for it. Here's hoping mine is fine!!

By Eve on Thursday, October 7, 2004 - 02:29 pm:

Marcia, I think less than 200 is good. But, now they also look at how high your HDL(good cholesterol)is. I guess the higher the better for that. I need to work on mine. I'm eating more oatmeal and fiber, but I don't eat enough fish, so I'm going to start taking Omega 3 Fish Oil. Good luck! Keep me posted!