As a quad who can get no exercise, I know what you mean about trying to get your diet right. The only thing you can do is try to find out what diet works best and stick to it as well as you can.
I have lost some weight over the last few weeks, but it's all coming off of my legs. Now I have to be concerned that I will lose weight off my butt -- and that's not good. I disagree about seeing the doctor when you're healthy. I think it's important to get a checkup every year, but remember you are in charge of your health and if a doctor gives you a prescription or tries to give you a prescription you don't think is necessary, you have the right to refuse it. I don't take medicine which I don't deem necessary. Listen to the doctor, do research, and then use your best judgment. It's always better to be armed with information, than to simply make decisions blind. That's my opinion, but then again many others on this list have been living with this condition longer than I have and are doing just fine. You know what they say about opinions! Q On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 10:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In a message dated 4/3/2009 3:33:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Anyway, I am having "high risk" LDL cholesterol (160) in the check up. I > don't know what to do. > > Doctors say, need to exercise and change food habit. As a quad I don't have > much movement. I wonder, how other quads control their cholesterol ? I will > love to hear from any of you. > > Hello, > I'm experiencing the same as you. First off I need to mention high > cholesterol runs high in my family but it finally caught up to me. I'm > taking Welchol to lower my cholesterol but after my last Dr. appointment my > triglyceride (blood fat) is sky high. He told me the same thing. Excercise > and get on a lowfat diet. I feel helpless about the exercise but feel guilty > if I have a cookie or small scoop of ice-cream. > I was on Lipitor but had to go off it because my body hurt EXTREMELY (side > effect, muscle or and joint pain) I felt like I was having a bad U.T.I. So > he switched me to Welchol but it has no effect on triglyceride. So on my > next check-up , he'll probably give me something for this. > I'm about 25 pounds overweight but other than seeing a dietitian, I don't > have a clue about the exercise. > I didn't help much but I'm wondering if your doctor gave you cholesterol > pills? > Dianna > I'm interested in any feed back also. > > ------------------------------ > Hurry! April 15th is almost here. File your Federal taxes *FREE* with > TaxACT.<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220714320x1201367638/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.taxact.com%2F08tax.asp%3Fsc%3D084102950001%26p%3D82> > -- Quadius C2-3 incomplete 13 years post injury
