Can't breathe

[emily_in_nc]

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 can't answer your second question, but my last cholesterol test showed something crazy like 103 HDL, 70 LDL, which my doc said was the best cholesterol profile she'd ever seen! The HDL is pretty much off the charts, but she was thrilled with it. It's been three years (I'm 45 now) so likely isn't quite as good now, but I was pretty happy about it. The HDL is supposed to protect against the bad effects of LDL.

Congrats on your collosal improvement in lung function! I'm still blowing no higher than 390 on the peak flow meter (but that's better than a 350 max pre-Advair), but I can breathe much better on hills, so I'm very pleased.

Emily