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Cholesterol level of 9

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Hi

After seeing a dietic consultant the other day - I am finally beginning to think that i am not too confident over the care I am recieving at my surgery and may have to consider moving.

The consultant believes i have been suffering from Gastric slow emptying for a long time and should have been on medication that speeds up the digestive system - apparently this was recommended by the surgeon after a major op, but was never followed through.

Also I found out a few weeks ago that over 2 years ago my cholesterol was 9 and my GP was advised to put me on statins - I was given 30 and that was it - no follow up prescription at all.

Can anyone please tell me how bad is 9?

Also the consultant also told the gp over 2 years ago I had a concerning blood glucose and this should be followed up, it wasn't and only by accident was my bs tested 6 months ago when ruling out everything for another illness.

Is 9 high for cholesterol?
Does anyone else take tablets to help slow digestion - the tablet I think the consultant recommended began with D and think it was Dom...something.

The consultant has now wrote to the GP but i haven't had a call to go in yet!
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Hi Lucy.

Yes, 9 is high. Not sure how concerning it is in the short term but it should be a lot lower than that.

Sorry I can't be more specific but I can google it and get back if no-one else can help.

Rob
 
9 is high Lucy - have you had another test done recently? The exercise you have been doing should have helped to reduce the level, so you should find out what the up to date situation is.
 
Hi Lucy, I am sorry you havent received the treatment you should have :(. I don't know anything about gastric slow emptying but a cholesterol of 9 is very high.

I hope you manage to get somethig sorted regarding your care xxx
 
Whoa! your surgery aren't very good are they.

I'm sorry, I can't tell you about the cholesterol, but a change of doctors does seem to be on the cards.
 
I have an appointment with the nurse on Thursday so will be demanding one then - I shall fast before I go - so that can't be used as an excuse!

I would like to know how high 9 is - if anyone can help - just so I am well prepared for battle if need be.
Alan, yes i hope the diet and exercise has helped.
 
lucy123 said:
I have an appointment with the nurse on Thursday so will be demanding one then - I shall fast before I go - so that can't be used as an excuse!

I would like to know how high 9 is - if anyone can help - just so I am well prepared for battle if need be.
Alan, yes i hope the diet and exercise has helped.
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Ideally, the doctors would have you below 4.0. Mine is currently 5.2. It's very unusual these days for a doctor not to put you on statins if you are diabetic and above 4.0.
 
Im sure others will be more specific Lucy, but i think around 5 is the "normal" level, but they like diabetics to aim for 4 due to increased risks.


Their are many lipids contained in the test with differing "normal" levels. The 4 or 5 is an overall level, the hdl and ldl are what are most important, you should ask what these are too when you have the next test.

I think 9 is very high and concerning and am appauled that your gp has missed all these opportunites with your care. I would be very concerned if this was my gp.
 
A cholesterol level of 9 is extremely high and you would do well to discuss with your doctor ways in which to bring this down. As Northerner says, ideally your cholesterol should be 4 or below.
 
Now I am worried - and don't know what to do,
I am a mixture of concerned and angry.

I really don't know how to prepare for my next visit - this visit is with the nice GP but she is also the one that has missed things.
The other GP is a complete waste of time - a bully who just doesn't listen and you are in his surgery for less time than it takes to make the phone call to book the appointment.

I am not the sort to go in yelling and shouting and just don't know how to go about it - how ridiculous is that at 48 years of age!
 
Lucy,

If it was me i would write down all the things you said in your thread that the consultant told you. i would read it to the gp and ask them to explain.

I think the priority now is to get the care you need, then maybe think about changing gps when you have your meds and everything else sorted. If thats what you want to do. You have a right to good care.

Try not to worry about the chl, you have lost weight and do so much exercise and i bet its a lot lower now. You need the test to find out and take it from there.
 
Robster65 said:
Hi again.

Tis link explains it. Gastroparesis. A member on here has it but I don't think he's posted for a few months.

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/gastroparesis/

The drug is domperidone.

ROb
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Thanks Robster - I knew the name reminded me of a champagne!

Thanks everyone else for all your replies,

Does high cholesterol cause heart disease- I am concerned mine would have been that high for at least 18 months - if not higher as only started dieting in June last year.
 
How awful Lucy, I'm so sorry and angry that you are being treated so appallingly 😱 the best thing you can do for yourself and 'your' health is to change your GP.

I do hope that you can get the help you so sorely need as quickly as possible,

take care,

Shirl
 
Thanks everyone.
 
Lucy im sorry to hear your recieving such shabby care hun thats terrible i moved this year to another GP it is actually my other havles gp she is so lovely, i felt i just was not getting the care from the gp i was with previous it was a tough thing to do and it was abit of hassle lost paperwork etc but it was well worth the change, you deserve the very best care Lucy your very precious to many,good luck xx
 
Lucy - call your surgery on Monday and insist on an appointment (emergency sit or wait) whatever your GP calls them. Then see your GP and do as Tracy suggested.

You should consider putting in a complaint - the practice should have a complaints procedure. The complaint should ask for an explanation, an apology and an undertaking that they review and correct the procedures so this happens to no one else. ( I have a suspicion that the admin staff may have filed the letters and the Drs not seen them - but with your results that is unacceptable)

I hope that you get some joy this week. Good luck
 
with a cholesterol that high you should ask your doctor to discuss possible causes with you (e.g. hypothyroidism, familial hypercholesterolaemia, other lipid disorders) and any relevant family history. If you are in doubt of your GP's ability to do this or you have a family history of high cholesterol then ask to be referred to a specialist lipid clinic or discuss with your diabetes consultant who may be able to refer you.
Let us know how you get on.
 
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