skyisblue
30-03-15, 14:17
Hi guys, I am a 24 year old male, 184 pounds, 5'11. I don't know exactly how to feel right now. I just came from the family doctors office for my general blood work. This was brought in because I had high BP readings in her clinic (130/70, sometimes 140/70). So finally, I got the results and...
CBC with differentials: Everything single item, normal
ALT (liver): Normal
Creatinine: Normal
Fasting blood sugar: Normal
Urinalysis: Normal (Was really scared about this one!)
Cholesterol: 513! (Normal should be 500 below) :(
Uric acid: 550 (Normal should be 400 something) :(
ESR (inflammation): 16 (normal should be 15 only) :(
So basically, the doctor said that I should just modify my diet and continue with my exercise. She said she won't give me any meds right now because she believes it can be brought down by my lifestyle changes. She didn't mention anything about the elevated ERS. She just said it could be brought by a minor infection I had/have or by stress (of course I don't believe her). She said that I can come back in 3 months and see if my cholesterol and uric acid levels will go down. She said I could still lose some weight.
Okay, I know the numbers aren't that off, but as a sufferer of HA I am really really really really really really really really obsessing with them especially with the ESR. I Googled stuff (stupid!) and I am scared of having some kind of big C or some major auto immune diseases. :( I am kinda scared about the cholesterol too because my BP has been higher in her recent readings although she said my worry could play a big part in it.
I've been trying to work out (I was 195 2 months back) to lose some weight but my cholesterol and uric acid levels are still up there. :( I know I may be overreacting, but what really scares me is that I have these numbers at my age. :( I know I wouldn't bother with these if I were 40 years old and above. The doctor said I may be ageing too quickly because I worry too much and she said that I should just take this as a wake up call to change my diet and stuff. She knows that I worry a lot and said that I am too young to worry about sinister things.
I just need someone to slap some sense to me to put these obsessions behind me so I can focus on addressing my lifestyle and move past the anxiety. Help, please. :(
CBC with differentials: Everything single item, normal
ALT (liver): Normal
Creatinine: Normal
Fasting blood sugar: Normal
Urinalysis: Normal (Was really scared about this one!)
Cholesterol: 513! (Normal should be 500 below) :(
Uric acid: 550 (Normal should be 400 something) :(
ESR (inflammation): 16 (normal should be 15 only) :(
So basically, the doctor said that I should just modify my diet and continue with my exercise. She said she won't give me any meds right now because she believes it can be brought down by my lifestyle changes. She didn't mention anything about the elevated ERS. She just said it could be brought by a minor infection I had/have or by stress (of course I don't believe her). She said that I can come back in 3 months and see if my cholesterol and uric acid levels will go down. She said I could still lose some weight.
Okay, I know the numbers aren't that off, but as a sufferer of HA I am really really really really really really really really obsessing with them especially with the ESR. I Googled stuff (stupid!) and I am scared of having some kind of big C or some major auto immune diseases. :( I am kinda scared about the cholesterol too because my BP has been higher in her recent readings although she said my worry could play a big part in it.
I've been trying to work out (I was 195 2 months back) to lose some weight but my cholesterol and uric acid levels are still up there. :( I know I may be overreacting, but what really scares me is that I have these numbers at my age. :( I know I wouldn't bother with these if I were 40 years old and above. The doctor said I may be ageing too quickly because I worry too much and she said that I should just take this as a wake up call to change my diet and stuff. She knows that I worry a lot and said that I am too young to worry about sinister things.
I just need someone to slap some sense to me to put these obsessions behind me so I can focus on addressing my lifestyle and move past the anxiety. Help, please. :(