I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING SHARP, ELECTRIC TYPE PAINS IN MY LEFT SIDE OF MY CHEST. AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. I HAD AN EKG DONE, CHEST XRAY, HAULTER MONITOR ON AND A STRESS TEST/ECHO TAKEN ALL TESTS CAME OUT FINE. BLOOD PRESSURE 118/80, I HAD A BLOOD TEST DONE TO CHECK FOR CHOLESTEROL. KNOW ONE TOLD ME I HAD TO FAST BEFORE THE TEST, I ATE THE PRIOR NIGHT, HAD BREAKFAST THAT MORNING AND ATE WENDY'S FOR LUNCH, ALL OF THIS BEFORE MY TEST. THE RSULTS CAME BACK OVERALL WAS 180, BAD CHOLESTEROL WAS REAL HIGH 528, GOOD CHOLESTEROL WAS A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE, FORGET THE NUMBER. BUT THEY TOLD ME THE REASON FOR THE REAL HIGH NUMBER IN THE BAD CHOLESTEROL WAS BECAUSE I ATE BEFORE THE TEST CAN THIS CAUSE FOR YOUR BAD CHOLESTEROL TO BE REAL HIGH BUT OVERALL CHOLESTEROL IS GOOD? OR SHOULD I BE CONCERNED WITH THAT BAD CHOLESTROL NUMBER CAUSE ITS TRYING ME NUTS.
I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN HAVING SHARP, ELECTRIC TYPE PAINS IN MY LEFT SIDE OF MY CHEST. AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. I HAD AN EKG DONE, CHEST XRAY, HAULTER MONITOR ON AND A STRESS TEST/ECHO TAKEN ALL TESTS CAME OUT FINE. BLOOD PRESSURE 118/80, I HAD A BLOOD TEST DONE TO CHECK FOR CHOLESTEROL. KNOW ONE TOLD ME I HAD TO FAST BEFORE THE TEST, I ATE THE PRIOR NIGHT, HAD BREAKFAST THAT MORNING AND ATE WENDY'S FOR LUNCH, ALL OF THIS BEFORE MY TEST. THE RSULTS CAME BACK OVERALL WAS 180, BAD CHOLESTEROL WAS REAL HIGH 528, GOOD CHOLESTEROL WAS A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE, FORGET THE NUMBER. BUT THEY TOLD ME THE REASON FOR THE REAL HIGH NUMBER IN THE BAD CHOLESTEROL WAS BECAUSE I ATE BEFORE THE TEST CAN THIS CAUSE FOR YOUR BAD CHOLESTEROL TO BE REAL HIGH BUT OVERALL CHOLESTEROL IS GOOD? OR SHOULD I BE CONCERNED WITH THAT BAD CHOLESTROL NUMBER CAUSE ITS TRYING ME NUTS.
You need to have the test redone, preferably after 12-14 hours of fasting. Ratios and triglycerides are a better risk measure than total cholesterol. Also, LDL particle size.
