OTHguy

Health Interests

High Cholesteral,  LDL,  High Blood Pressure

Drugs I am Taking

81 mg asprin,  1500 mg Glucosamine daily. It has been recommended by my GP that I take 5mg of Lisinapril ( for BP) and 20 mg of simvastatin (genaric for Zocor)

About Me

I'm a very athletic 66 year old male with a uneventful health history except the normal aches and pains of aging. I play basketball in a senior's league 3 times a week and walk 3 miles a day, 3 time a week. I have never taken a prescription medication for anything other than antibiotics for colds etc. I have annual physical examination, and I recently completed a stress test and the results were excellent, (as were all my previous ones). I am insured by a HMO medical plan.

I was recently diagnoised (by accident) with having a non symptomatic, completly occuled, carotid interior artery. I was referred to a Vascular surgen who ordered a MRI/MRA, and the results were extremly positive for the blood flow being completly rerouted around the blockage. The other carotid arteries and branches were unremarkable, and had a negligable amount of cholestrol blockage (<20%) which I was told is less than normal for my age. There was no conclusive evidence as to what actually caused the  blockage and no further tests were warranted since  my condition was non symptomantic and besides, further testing would not be approved by my insurance carrier. 

This condition is not correctable by surgery, nor treatable by any medication. The blood flow to my head continues uninterrupted through collateral arteries that have rerouted themselves around the blockage. There were no peripheral or collateral damages noted in my tests. My prognosis from this doctor is to follow a healthy diet, continue to monitor my cholesterol and have an annual follow up to check my other carotid arteries. No lifestyle changes are necessary, and I can continue my current daily exercise regime

After returning to my GP I  was prescibed 5mg of Lisinapril daily for BP control and 20mg of Simvastatin (generic for Zocor) for choleaterol as a precaution.

I take and log my BP twice daily. It has averaged 118/75 a month and pulse averaged 60, but BP has spiked a few times to as high as 147/89.

My 5 recent blood test results since 10/06

Total cholesterol count has averaged 212 with a high of 254 and a low of 186 (recent results trending lower). My LDL has averaged 119 with a high of 139 and a low of 105 (also trending lower).