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[davebal67]

After paying for a complete suite of Randox blood tests. The week before i went to see the doctor as i was having pain when going to the bathroom the gp prescribed me cortizone cream. I did a NHS stool test and it came back positive.

I am on dual course antibiotics to get rid of the infection and my surgeon confirmed i can stop all medications including clopidigrol and statins due to my extremely

low level of Apol B and Apol E.

I can take the low dose asprin for life as tbe consequence of the CABG x2.

This week i have completex 1600kms on my road bike.

I would definetly reccomend the Randox Everman/Everywoman test for a good MOT of your overall health.

[fishonabike]

Well done for taking the initiative and finding out more for yourself to influence your treatment

However, i am sure i am not alone in having never heard of ApoLs A, E or other - so a brief explanation or link to info about these might be helpful for others who may wish to look into this

e.g. gloshospitals.nhs.uk/our-se...

urmc.rochester.edu/encyclop...

[davebal67 in reply to fishonabike]

I am not medically trained but here is my take on LDL etc.

Tryglycerides are the same as vldl which is made in the liver. The liver then is like a recycling factory and these vldl are then processed into LDL, LDL is made up pf 7 particles but these can be categorgised into 2 section, small dense and large fluffy particles.

Each LDL is made up of different apolipoproteins and these are letered A to E. The body needs these for good health. There is a case of people with very high ldl have better protection than those with normal.

If LDL was the highest risk factor then everybody who needs a bypass would have high LDL, mines was 3 and i had a double bypass.

The best indicator for risk is tryglyceride/HDL and the ration should be 1. Because i have a low sugar diet and I cycle daily my ratio is 0.5.

The biggest risk to heart disease is smoking and being obese. This is then born out with inflamation markers. I do not drink alchohol either.

Everybody is unique and what neccessarily works for one doesnt work for others. If i eat a lot of wholegrains and pulse my tryglycerides double.

There is a lot of information that dementia is now being called type 3 diabetis.

[VaniaG in reply to davebal67]

Did they test your Lp(a) levels…i.e. Lipoprotein (a)? It is a separate risk factor for CVD and a separate test from the regular lipid panel that tests for LDL.

[davebal67]

Yes they did. My level was 76, previous non randox test was 79. See image on what was tested on LDL etc.

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