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Thats great to hear , and 40,000 Baht sounds impressive . Tom .

its the preventive maintenance I would like to know about . Tom .

My Thai wife's home cooked food is basically fry every thing in oil 😀 Tom .

Thats interesting about Atorvastatin causing Creatinine to go through the roof. Tom .

Thats interesting about being skinny , I always had it in my mind some how that over weight people were more susceptible to having high cholesterol numbers . Do you know what your current cholesterol numbers are . Tom .

I would be interested to hear about the other ways to deal with high cholesterol ? Tom .

Its great to hear that you have managed to get the numbers back into the safe zone , through only diet and exercise . Ive just started down the road of adjusting my diet to help with lowering my cholesterol numbers, but already I’m finding it difficult to come up with a range of enjoyable things that I can eat and drink while on my new diet . Tom .

Well an expat friend has recommended a local Blood Test Facility , so I will be having a blood test there in a few days time . The range of test options at this local Blood Test Facility , looks comprehensive . My Thai wife telephoned that blood test facility and asked what the cost would be for the following tests.... 1. BUN 2. Creatinine 3. Sodium 4. Potassium And my wife was quoted ..... 300 / 400 Baht The completed test results would be available after 1 hour . So its going to be interesting to see what the upcoming blood test results will reveal ( attached are the options available from the local Blood Test Facility ) Tom .

While waiting to have my recent hospital blood test carried out , and seeing the very long line of other people also waiting to have their blood taken , and taking into consideration that the the majority of those blood test results would be available within 1 - 2 hours on that day . I thought to my self , I wonder what sort of blood analyzers would be used and how those machines could deal with so many blood test numbers within a short time period on the same day. Tom .

Thats interesting , so basically have I got this right . You were originally taking statins ,but stopped taking them after two weeks , now your last blood test results has shown a decrease in your cholesterol numbers ( - 25 % ) and you have made no lifestyle changes other than taking non cholesterol acting supplements . Tom .

Over the 20 years that Ive been living in Thailand , I would guess may be 6 Thai government hospitals . I live in a small rural town and the Thai government hospital here is best avoided for any thing other than a cut finger . Tom .

Thanks , its funny that you mentioned that some doctors try to sell the most expensive tablets , I did ask the doctor , how much will the Atorvastatin tablets cost ?. The doctor looked the Atorvastatin cost up on her hospital screen computer . The cost for the 3 months supply of Atorvastatin would have been over 2,000 Baht . I told the hospital doctor that I would buy the same 3 months supply of Atorvastatin from a large local pharmacy , which I did at a cost of 1,300 Baht . Tom .

Thanks for the suggestion I had to Google ….. CAC scan [ What is a CAC scan? What does a coronary calcium scan do? The scan provides images of your coronary arteries that show existing calcium deposits. Called calcifications, these deposits are an early sign of coronary artery disease.] That CAC scan procedure sounds like it would be worth doing ' Tom .

Its interesting to see you comment that you are going to see a Cardiac Doctor at the local Government Hospital , from my past experiences relating to local Government Hospitals the experience has not been that encouraging . Tom .

Yes its a mystery as to why the hospital doctor gave ‘’ Me ‘’ the choice about taking the prescribed drug . I had to Google the … PVC medication . I learn some thing new every day . As Mr Spock likes to say , live long and prosper. Tom .

Thanks for the encouragement , its appreciated 👍 Tom .

Thanks Sheryl I'm going to get your recommended blood test done , before my next blood test appointment at the Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) Hospital in Korat on ( May 28th 2024 ) and see what the results are like . If the creatnine is still shown as elevated I will go to see Dr. Watanyu Parapiboon . My current weight is 79.1 Kg , I'm Five Feet Seven inches tall , Blood pressure = 117 / 71 / 65 , Non smoker , Non Alcohol drinker , Not very active . For the past month Ive been trying to loose weight , and cut out all Sweets / Cakes / Biscuits / Potato crisps / Fried food / Fizzy drinks / Fast foods / chocolates / Eggs / Baked beans / Etc Etc . Ive just ordered some fish oil capsules off Lazada. Tom .

At home use an Omron HEM 1730 model blood pressure monitor . At my age ( 74 ) I'm amazed that my blood pressure numbers are always within the general '' Normal '' range. Ive tested the same Omron HEM 1730 model blood pressure monitor on family members , and those results were all different ( which I expected ) . When I go to Hospital for a blood test , my blood pressure is always shown as a bit higher than taken at home. .

Thanks for the article link , I wonder why that study is not more commonly known ? .

Thanks, Ive not heard about .... co-q-10 supplement . So I'm going to google it .

I normally take my blood pressure at random times every other day ( see screen shot ) .

Genetic , thats some thing I had not thought about. .

Ive wondered about the quality of blood tests , it does make you think . .

Thanks Sheryl The hospital where I had all my blood tested done was the Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) Hospital in Korat. ( I've all ways use this hospital for general health care ) I thought it was a bit strange when the doctor asked me if I wanted to stop the Atorvastatin drug , I have had no adverse side effects from taking Atorvastatin , so carrying on with that drug seems to be ok. When I was given my last blood test results on the 5th of March 2024 , the hospital doctor went over the high LDL cholesterol number ( take 40 mg of Atorvastatin ), but made no comment about the Low HDL number at all . As for the high creatnine number , the hospital doctor did comment about it being a high number and only recommended that I should drink more water . So now just looking at the abnormally high creatnine number , I wonder why the hospital doctor made no real / urgent comment about it . Now Ive become worried that I may have a problem related to my kidneys . My next blood test will be on the 28th of May 2024 ( see screen shot of the requested blood teat requirements ) My options now seem to be A. Wait until my next scheduled blood test appointment on the 28th of May 2024 , and see what the blood test results reveal + talk to the doctor about the Low HDL number and the High creatnine number. B. Go straight away and have another blood test done at a different hospital ( may be / Bangkok hospital Korat / St Mary's hospital Korat ) C. Go stright away to a private clinic and request a blood test . Thanks Tom

So over time I have had 3 blood tests all at the same Thai hospital ( different doctors ) 1. Blood test was on 12th December 2022 ( A ) 2. Blood test was on 19th of September 2023 ( B ) 3. Blood test was on 5th of March 2024 ( C ) The first blood test done on 12th December 2022 ( A ) showed that I had high numbers in several areas , so the hospital doctor prescribed 20 mg of Atorvastatin , once a day and made a new blood test appointment for the 19th of September 2023 ( B ) . The second Blood test was done on the 19th of September 2023 ( B ) , and the results from that blood test showed that my previous high numbers had now come down , due to me taking 20 mg of Atorvastatin , once a day . On seeing the reduced numbers in that blood test the hospital doctor said to me that I could stop taking the Atorvastatin if I wanted to , so I made the decision to completely stop taking the Atorvastatin. The hospital doctor then made a new appointment for a blood test for 5th of March 2024 ( C ) The Third blood test was recently done on the 5th of March 2024 ( C ) and the test results showed that my numbers had gone way back up. On seeing those blood test results the doctor prescribed 40 mg of Atorvastatin , once a day . And a new blood test appointment was made for the coming 28th of May 2024 . The blood test results are shown as screen shots – A / B / C . So it seems that I may have made a mistake by accepting the hospital doctors choice to stop taking the Atorvastatin on the 19th of September 2023 ( B ) when in reality I should have just continued to take the 20 mg of Atorvastatin on a daily basis . During all the previous times I was taking the 20 mg of Atorvastatin I did not alter my diet or life style, but the doctor who looked at my recent blood test results on the 5th of March 2024 ( C ) did say that I should look at altering my diet .I’m 74 years old , Five feet Seven inches tall , my weight is 79.1 Kg , my blood pressure is 117 / 71 / 65 , a non smoker / non alcohol drinker . I am not really physically active . ( Lazy ) So looking back at my past blood test results , there could now be a possibility that I may have to take the prescribed drug Atorvastatin for the rest of my life . I’m now wondering if any one here has had a blood test done and the results showed a high level of LDL cholesterol , and if so did you rely on drugs to lower the high LDL cholesterol number or a combination of diet + drugs . Any advice , suggestions or recommendations very welcome. Thanks - Tom .