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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a male.  I have known that I was at an extreme risk for heart disease for 40 years (since I was 10).  My health is my problem.  I have to take ownership.  But, when I was dating someone that only knew how to cook foods I shouldn't eat, and got upset when I did not eat much Kielbasa, for example, that was a problem.  I explained the issue (I was 32 at the time, with no evidence of a problem other than LDL of 160, HDL of 15, total cholesterol of 250 on the maximum does of statins).  I realized that I could not live with her, and we broke up.

My Wife is the other extreme...she thinks one drop of red meat will kill me.  But,  in the last year I have had metastatic cancer and a heart stent put in....she may be right.
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NP here.  You and your wife sound like me and DH!  He has a family history and almost the exact cholesterol profile.  Unfortunately (ha) for him, the TLC diet we researched and he followed to the letter (with me doing most/all of the cooking and supporting him) worked, so no statins for him (yet).  He was advised to go on statins at 34, which at the time only had been researched to 20 years out.  I want to get him until at least 50, by which point they'll have 30-40 years of longevity research to go on.

Anyway, your wife loves you and wants you around for a long time!  Don't sneak ice cream![/quote]

pp here.  I have been on the statins since they first came out in 1987 (mevacor).  There are people that have been on them for 30 years (from studies).  The thing is, even if there are long term health issues, there are long term health issues with high cholesterol.  With out the statins, I surely would have had a heart attack, or bipass by about 42.  With them, I went 49 before a stent was put in.

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