I am really worried as my mother was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia and originally when I heard about it I was not that worried but now I am completely stressing out as I have read up on it and how bad it is and I am 22 and have to worry about this all my life and am also worried about my mum now as this seems really bad. Was wondering if anyone knew anything about this and could help me find at least a little more of a positive view.Additionally I also have several symptoms such as left arm discomfort and light headedness so am worried I may already have CHD or something and that causes me to stress more. Thanks for reading.
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Just wanted to say also my mum was told that "The laboratory could not find a gene change which would cause your high cholesterol" but not sure what that means.
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Also found this link https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2...olesterolaemia which said this
"Even
more surprising is that according to the The Simon Broome FH Register Group,
the mean life expectancy in FH is as long as for other people; more die from
CHD at a young age, but fewer die from cancer and other diseases later in life.16
These calculations were based on a selection of FH people with close relatives,
who had died early, and the authors therefore assumed that the prognosis would
have been even better for unselected individuals. Also, before 1900 their life
expectancy was longer than for the general population,17 probably
because high cholesterol protects against infectious diseases,18 the
commonest cause of death at that time." which sounds good but am unsure how good the source is