Proof,it isn't all bad

[Wooodsie]

Hi all, just thought I would share a couple of things.

Firstly, you may know I don't take this post-bypass stuff too seriously, yes I eat fruit, salad and vegetables more, I have stopped putting salt in my cooking and I do exercise a lot. But I do eat bacon, pork, steak, peanuts, boiled eggs, in fact all the stuff we are supposed to avoid, I even drink alcohol every day.

Yesterday, I was assessed for a clinical trial about statins ( see below), I was apprehensive to have my cholesterol checked. Blimey, 2.9 combined HDL 0.75 LDL .067. Living proof that a "normal" lifestyle is perfectly OK. I'm on 10mg rosuvastatin.

Now for the clinical trial, Panthera are looking for people to take part in a stage 3 ( final stage after all other tests have been passed), trial for a drug to replace statins and/or stop the side affects of statins. To qualify, you must be on the highest dose of your particular statin ( 40mg for Rosuvastatin, others are higher). You won't get paid , apart from travel expenses, but you will have access to a heart specialist, regular tests, health checks and support. who knows, the new drug may just change yours and our lives. Register here

pantheraclinic.co.uk/

they have a number of facilities around the country, I went to Rochdale, they were very professional and very friendly.

[Hidden]

Very interesting thank you

[Hidden]

Hello

That sounds like a good cholesterol

Will be interesting to see what the results of this new drug after they have done the trails comes out like

You sound like you are keeping well and I hope you have a lovely day x

[Wooodsie in reply to Hidden]

Hi BeKind 😊

I wasn't accepted on the trial, sadly. Or not so sadly, I'm too fit 🤣, and my statins are too low a dose.

Hope you are well too 😊

[Hidden in reply to Wooodsie]

Hello

They might have accepted me

Well that is good you are to fit wish I could hear those words to

Still be interesting to see how this goes and what results they get x

[Mtk1]

Can’t find the trial you mentioned, found others but none for heart matters.

[Wooodsie in reply to Mtk1]

Strangely it doesn't appear on their website. You can enrol and it gives you the option of heart trials or you could give them a call.

I enrolled and the site said they would call me. They called within 48 hours. I responded to an advert on Facebook, although I went through their website as I don't trust Facebook.

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Good on you Woodsie I also eat and drink what I like and exercise every day enjoy every day mate

[Heather1957]

You may be the exception rather than the rule though. A lot depends on what the lead up to the original heart problem is. For some it is not about life style but about genetics, I don't think anyone can be certain of anything without being qualified to analyse ALL the data.

I truly am glad that your lifestyle choice doesn't appear to be adversely damaging your health but you say you have had a bypass, so something wasn't right?

[Wooodsie in reply to Heather1957]

Oh, I totally agree Heather, something was definitely wrong, and who knows what is going on under there?

I was just pleasantly pleased to get such a good result, especially given that I haven't cut everything that isn't 'good' out.