Pain doctor yesterday. The previous visit was the “shit you are so low” visit. This was the “shit you are so high” visit. We looked at inflammation markers and heart disease stuff. Apparently I have that thing where your body produces a fair bit of cholesterol regardless of what you eat. I was told that if circumstances were different he would want to address that. But my cholesterol level is so low that he wants to encourage me to eat anything I want.
I feel like I’ve landed in the twilight zone. A bunch of medical providers are telling me to EAT ALLLLL THE THINGS. JUST EAT. DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT. JUST EAT. AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN. I didn’t know doctors were capable of saying those sentences. It’s surreal. Even during my previous pregnancies and I was vomiting constantly I still got push back about “not eating too much”. Not this time!
EAT ALLLLLLL THE THINGS.
I now have a list of supplements to go buy. I want to cry. No more.
I’ll take them. But I’ll whine too.
I’m so confused. Your body produces a bunch of cholesterol? But you have low cholesterol?
That’s kind of how I feel about living in my body. How is this contradiction possible.
Did your doctor discuss the HDL to Triglycerides ratio? Studies have shown this to be a better risk indicator. However I haven’t met a doctor who recognizes this and just looks at total cholesterol and writes prescriptions for statins
https://www.drsinatra.com/the-most-important-cholesterol-ratio-to-watch
We did discuss the ratio issue. That’s a lot of why he just doesn’t care that I have markers. I’m not in a danger zone even though I could be if given other circumstances.