Information and opinions on health from leslie at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/28351/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/28351/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/28351/index http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/28351/15461/rising Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:25:00 -0400 leslie anyone with a suggestion, please advise.  45 year old brother in law that has had a heart attack and some TIA's is on 3 cholesterol meds (non statin) and his bad cholestrol has still risen to over 370.  He can not take statins as when he was on them previously he almost died when his kidneys shut down.  His body is producing too much cholesterol and the only thing they are recommending now is a procedure like a blood... http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/c/28351/15461/rising