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Turns out that there are two tests I had that my cardio doc does not like. Both come up as unflagged but the combination is a bit dangerous. Because I smoked a long time ago my regular doc started me on an annual ultrasound of my abdominal aorta. Turns out the aorta of a smoker has a tendency to blow out so he wanted it monitored. I get my ultrasound and they say it has not changed. BUT they also noted some atherosclerotic plaque in the aorta which dr internet says is a bad thing to have especially in the aorta kind of tubes. But the doc that read the ultrasound was not concerned since it didn't look bad.
The other test is my LDL cholesterol reading which is 125 flagged as near optimal.
The combination of these two is not good. I'm on a low level statin that keeps the LDL down. They don't even ask about diet anymore. The medical community has given up trying to get people off meat and into a diet that would fix all this. Not that I'd do it. But since they didn't ask, we're moving on into more chemistry.
The docs of the world, including dr internet say that people my age should have LDL down to 70. The way to get there? One of those injectors like Dana has for Humira. They are all the rage now. Mine will have Repatha in it. Why the hell Repatha is not advertised on the evening news, I don't know. It seems like Amgen is missing something. Maybe there's not enough profit on it. No doubt it will cost me $30 or so a month but Tricare will pay a lot more, I'm sure.
But my doc says it will work way better than any of the alternatives and my arteries will be happier for it. We'll see.
Once I start taking it I'm not allowed to get pregnant or breastfeed any more. And I can't take it if I'm allergic to it. Really.
Nor can I use a hammer to hit my foot if that is something that has in the past shown to have a negative effect.
Just the way things go, I guess.
I've actually seen in my information flow that I needed to have a ridiculously low LDL so my cardio is on top of it.
I'll have to find another way to die. My preferred method is to ride my bicycle down the PCH for my 90th birthday and see what happens:
Meanwhile, I'll be at home shooting up with Dana.
The other test is my LDL cholesterol reading which is 125 flagged as near optimal.
The combination of these two is not good. I'm on a low level statin that keeps the LDL down. They don't even ask about diet anymore. The medical community has given up trying to get people off meat and into a diet that would fix all this. Not that I'd do it. But since they didn't ask, we're moving on into more chemistry.
The docs of the world, including dr internet say that people my age should have LDL down to 70. The way to get there? One of those injectors like Dana has for Humira. They are all the rage now. Mine will have Repatha in it. Why the hell Repatha is not advertised on the evening news, I don't know. It seems like Amgen is missing something. Maybe there's not enough profit on it. No doubt it will cost me $30 or so a month but Tricare will pay a lot more, I'm sure.
But my doc says it will work way better than any of the alternatives and my arteries will be happier for it. We'll see.
Once I start taking it I'm not allowed to get pregnant or breastfeed any more. And I can't take it if I'm allergic to it. Really.
Nor can I use a hammer to hit my foot if that is something that has in the past shown to have a negative effect.
Just the way things go, I guess.
I've actually seen in my information flow that I needed to have a ridiculously low LDL so my cardio is on top of it.
I'll have to find another way to die. My preferred method is to ride my bicycle down the PCH for my 90th birthday and see what happens:
Meanwhile, I'll be at home shooting up with Dana.