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  1. Original post
    Ratty
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    Hi good ppl! i've never posted here before and never thought
    i'd have to. The problem? Well recently i was taken inti an
    hospital A&E dept (Emergency Room) after taking an OD of a
    prescribed drug. Now please dont preach to me bout the
    merits of taking an OD, it happens. Anyway, the medics put
    me on a heart monitor and did their checks and anounced that
    from the readings of their equipment they could tell that my
    arteries are clogged up with fat and they used the dreaded
    term ''heart disease''.

    After dropping this bombshell on me nothing else was said
    and i dont know what to do from here on. I have completely
    changed my diet and i only eat low-fat foods but i need to
    know what (if anything) else there is that i could do to
    help myself. Are there any cholestrol lowering meds that
    would be of help. Am i right in thinking that there is an
    over-the-counter vitamin (niacin) that would help reduce my
    cholesterol?. Is the only real cure for my heart disease
    bypass surgery?

    Any and all advice/info will be welcome.

    Thanks

    Andy (uk)

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  2. Dr. Andrew B. C
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    Ratty said:

    Hi good ppl! i've never posted here before and never
    thought i'd have to. The problem? Well recently i was
    taken inti an hospital A&E dept (Emergency Room) after
    taking an OD of a prescribed drug. Now please dont preach
    to me bout the merits of taking an OD, it happens.

    Were you attempting suicide?

    Quoted message said:

    Anyway, the medics put me on a heart monitor and did their
    checks and anounced that from the readings of their
    equipment they could tell that my arteries are clogged up
    with fat and they used the dreaded term ''heart disease''.

    After dropping this bombshell on me nothing else was said
    and i dont know what to do from here on. I have completely
    changed my diet and i only eat low-fat foods but i need to
    know what (if anything) else there is that i could do to
    help myself. Are there any cholestrol lowering meds that
    would be of help. Am i right in thinking that there is an
    over-the-counter vitamin (niacin) that would help reduce
    my cholesterol?. Is the only real cure for my heart
    disease bypass surgery?

    Any and all advice/info will be welcome.

    Here's something I wrote to someone who was worried about
    her heart back in 6/16/1996 (yes, I have been helping people
    here at SMC for more than 8 years now :-):

    makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com

    Though the first part may not apply to you (you do not
    really provide enough information to be certain one way or
    another), the last part certainly does (this also serves to
    underscore Stephen's untruthfulness in another thread).

    Quoted message said:


    Thanks

    You are welcome, Andy.

    Servant to the humblest person in the universe,

    Andrew

    --
    Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
    Board-Certified Cardiologist
    heartmdphd.comheartmdphd.com

    **
    Who is the humblest person in the universe?
    makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com

    What is all this about?
    makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com

    Is this spam?
    makeashorterlink.commakeashorterlink.com

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  3. Anonymous
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    "Ratty" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Hi good ppl! i've never posted here before and never
    thought i'd have to. The problem? Well recently i was
    taken inti an hospital A&E dept (Emergency Room) after
    taking an OD of a prescribed drug. Now please dont preach
    to me bout the merits of taking an OD, it happens. Anyway,
    the medics put me on a heart monitor and did their checks
    and anounced that from the readings of their equipment
    they could tell that my arteries are clogged up with fat
    and they used the dreaded term ''heart disease''.

    After dropping this bombshell on me nothing else was said
    and i dont know what to do from here on. I have completely
    changed my diet and i only eat low-fat foods but i need to
    know what (if anything) else there is that i could do to
    help myself. Are there any cholestrol lowering meds that
    would be of help. Am i right in thinking that there is an
    over-the-counter vitamin (niacin) that would help reduce
    my cholesterol?. Is the only real cure for my heart
    disease bypass surgery?

    Any and all advice/info will be welcome.

    Thanks

    Andy (uk)

    I agree with Dr. Chung. You need to be seen by a Dr. Yes
    there are drugs that can help. Which ones depend on the
    type of heart problems, if any, you have. Also, after
    seeing the Dr., exercise can help. And continue to lose
    weight if you need to.

    Bill

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