On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:38:36 -0400, PeterD wrote:

On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:39:02 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:
Moral: Pick you parents wisely.

Almost exactly the same story as Jeff (even the triple bypass at 48).

Hmmm... I'm 62 now and had the operation in 2002, so I made it to 54.

Bad choice in parents certainly contributed in my case, but heart
problems were not common in the family until my generation: my older
sister and I both have had bypass operations, with a low HDL being the
main problem for me.

I'm not all that convinced that cholesterol and coronary heart disease
are directly related. I know of several individuals (including my
former GP doctor) who have fairly high cholesterol levels, but no sign
of any problems (which included an angiogram just to be sure). In my
case, the common thread among the family was high blood pressure. I'm
also not sold on the consensus that statins are a good thing. I've
had 8 years of continuous aches and pains from the statins and finally
decided it was a bad idea.

If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better
care of myself. However, now that I've made it this far, why ruin my
decadent and lavish lifestyle.

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