Those WERE the days! Only five posts ago I was 62, now I'm 64...how the heck did that happen?


Conni, if You take an Advil, Don't weigh for a few days, guaranteed weight gain for me, thankfully temporary.

Please spend some time here on the General Health and Cholesterol forums reading back through threads...lots of helpful information to know before you talk to you doctor, e.g. Joint pain is a common side effect of statins. Here is a good collection of information on cholesterol and Nancy has an extensive list of articles on statins in her signature as well. Especially the information on statins and women (basically no benefit) and a good summary on BP from DietDoctor. http://www.dietdoctor.com/blood-pressure
Since a low carb diet is naturally diuretic, you also have to watch your dose of that depending how low "your LC plan" is.