Am I'm Sicked?

Just collected my PMU offshore medical examination report from Twin Tower Medical Centre this morning. FYI, this is the very first time for me to undergone such procedures which involved numbers of examination from top to toe and required me to undress my shirt for several times. huhu. At first, I was kind of segan-segan silu to unbutton my shirt completely. Al-maklumlah, first timer la katekan. LOL.

And from there, I noted that the level of total cholesterol in my body is a bit high from the reference range. That's what triggered the alarm in my head to carry out a postmortem based on the findings eagerly - searching for an answer to justify the reason why and what's the consequences towards my health in the long run. Ceh, tu la...dulu orang suruh amik medic, xmau. Sibuk duk buat health inspection sendrik. :p

Just wanna share with uols about the topic mentioned herewith:-

Cholesterol is a lipid (fat chemical) that is made in the liver from fatty foods that we eat. A certain amount of cholesterol is present in the bloodstream. You need some cholesterol to keep healthy. Cholesterol is carried in the blood as part of particles called lipoproteins. There are different types of lipoproteins, but the most relevant to cholesterol are:

• Low density lipoproteins carrying cholesterol - LDL cholesterol. This is often referred to as 'bad cholesterol' as it is the one mainly involved in forming atheroma. Atheroma is the main underlying cause of various cardiovascular diseases (see below). Usually, about 70% of cholesterol in the blood is LDL cholesterol, but the percentage can vary from person to person.

• High density lipoproteins carrying cholesterol - HDL cholesterol. This is often referred to as 'good cholesterol' as it may actually prevent atheroma formation.

The following levels are generally regarded as desirable:

• Total cholesterol (TC) - 5.0 mmol/l or less. However, about 2 in 3 adults in the UK have a total cholesterol level of 5.0 mmol/l or above.
  
• Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol after an overnight fast: 3.0 mmol/l or less. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol: 1.2 mmol/l or more.
• TC/HDL ratio: 4.5 or less. That is, your total cholesterol divided by your HDL cholesterol. This reflects the fact that for any given total cholesterol level, the more HDL, the better.As a rule, the higher the LDL cholesterol level, the greater the risk to health.

However, your level of cholesterol has to be viewed as part of your overall cardiovascular health risk. The cardiovascular health risk from any given level of cholesterol can vary, depending on the level of your HDL cholesterol, and on other health risk factors that you may have.

And to keep it short and as simple as it can be, I've listed down all the possibilities to eradicate any symptoms of illness due to the excess of cholesterol and as an effort/insurance to ensure I have such a longevity, outstanding life style as per below:-

1. Try to watch out my diet from now onwards, or perhaps the easiest way (most preferable) is
   
2. Get myself a gugurl or gf or bini or seangkatan dengannya from medical background either a doc or a nurse. huhu.(kalo nak dedue skali leh x... :p)
   

Thou the price is a bit high from the other clinics which offer the same test, I promised you that you won't felt it such a waste/burden due to their tip top services and the quality of the reports. All in all, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the doctors, nurses who take a great care of me during the test. :D

P/S: Life is short. Never thought that you are free from any possibilities of heart failure, disease just because you aren't a smoker, non-drinker, health cautious guy/lady & etc. We ain't controlling the ticking of the clock of life. ;-)