Tony has done well with getting his cholesterol under control. He's had a notable failure. But as Tony tells it, he's learnt as much from the failure as he's learnt from the success. Maybe more.
About 2 years ago, Tony's doctor told him he had a high risk of heart attack and his cholesterol was high. This meant that Tony, at age 52, had to start cholesterol medicine right away. "It was the fear that did it", admits Tony. "I am about the age my dad was when he had his first heart attack. I was willing to do whatever the doctor told me. So I did it all - the healthy diet, exercise and cholesterol medication. It was a lot of work to get used to my new lifestyle. But my cholesterol went down and my risk for heart attack went down too. After 6 months I was fit, I'd lost weight and felt great. I was golden".
After a year or so of keeping up wif his healthy heart routine, he decided to make a change." I figured I was ready to stop taking the medication. As long as I kept up with the healthy eating and exercising I could still keep my heart attack risk down. It made sense to me anyway ".
But his next cholesterol test told him otherwise. "I ddnt feel any different but my cholesterol had jumped up and my risk was high again. I felt all the hardwork was for nothing. But my doctor said I needed to take my medication again to lower my risk".
So he decided to stay with his original routine. "I don't mind taking a pill a day, as long as it's doing me good". he says.
About 2 years ago, Tony's doctor told him he had a high risk of heart attack and his cholesterol was high. This meant that Tony, at age 52, had to start cholesterol medicine right away. "It was the fear that did it", admits Tony. "I am about the age my dad was when he had his first heart attack. I was willing to do whatever the doctor told me. So I did it all - the healthy diet, exercise and cholesterol medication. It was a lot of work to get used to my new lifestyle. But my cholesterol went down and my risk for heart attack went down too. After 6 months I was fit, I'd lost weight and felt great. I was golden".
After a year or so of keeping up wif his healthy heart routine, he decided to make a change." I figured I was ready to stop taking the medication. As long as I kept up with the healthy eating and exercising I could still keep my heart attack risk down. It made sense to me anyway ".
But his next cholesterol test told him otherwise. "I ddnt feel any different but my cholesterol had jumped up and my risk was high again. I felt all the hardwork was for nothing. But my doctor said I needed to take my medication again to lower my risk".
So he decided to stay with his original routine. "I don't mind taking a pill a day, as long as it's doing me good". he says.
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