Quote Originally Posted by cherinyc
Blood work came back fine except for raised cholesterol.
Anyone out there have a really high HDL? I read that the avg HDL for women is about 50-60, yet mine is 91. The doc said my LDL was too high, 114, but I thought that the HDL's were supposed to be pushing the LDL's out. I seem to have some HDL to spare, how do I get them to go to work?
I had my cholesterol checked recently. It's a bit complex to understand.
My overall chol. count was 263...my husband said "That's TERRIBLE! Call your doctor!!".
But my doctor said no it's FINE, because:
My GOOD HDL was 108 (desirable= more than >60, borderline=40-59, At risk= <40)
My BAD LDL was 115 (desirable= <100, border line=130-159, and High risk= >160.
Thus, my bad LDL was not even in the borderline area, and yet my good HDL was sky high, that is what made my overall chol. count so high. My doctor said the higher your HDL, the better protection it gives you against heart disease. She said whatever I was doing, to keep doing it!

So perhaps that will lessen your fears over your test results.