Crankin,
I can understand your frustration, but everything I've read lately says that the ratio and the total HDL is much more important than the total number. Some folks (and sounds like you are one of them) can do everything right and still end up with high cholesterol just based on their unique body chemistry, and no matter what you eat, how much you exercise, etc is not going to change that much. I'm no doctor, of course, but I suspect you have nothing to worry about. Hope your doctor agrees!