Information and opinions on Cholesterol from cjwmson at CholesterolNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/99840 http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/99840/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/99840 http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/99840/19190/test-results Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:12:00 -0500 cjwmson Two months ago my cholesterol was measured at 293 mg. Test was repeated since I had never had a reading above 195 before. Second test was 295. I started Lipitor (40 mg), increased my exercise slightly and decreased fat intake a little. 3 weeks later I had a blood test at a different lab-cholesterol results 170 mg. Can an individual's cholesterol level change that much or are the lab results variable?  http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/99840/19190/test-results