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I love my LEVQIO injections twice a year. I always tell the nurse it clears my sinuses and she laughs. I’m on year two and it really hasn’t done anything. My LPa is 66 to 88. My cholesterol is great and I continued to focus on diet and exercise. I can’t take statins because I get the muscle weakness and my dad took them for 25 years but it didn’t stop the plaque from laying down on his arteries. The numbers are there to tell you you have an issue and does not tell you necessarily the condition of your heart and arteries. A cardiologist has to interpret ALL the numbers and have pictures of your heart and arteries. Your age also has a bearing on the numbers.. Having a cardiologist is important because they will interpret all the puzzle pieces and give you an understanding and a regime to follow. Continue to do your own research so you can ask questions of the doctors team unfortunately the great numbers achieved when you control your blood serum, cholesterol, and lipids Are not indicative of what your body is actually doing. So it is helpful to understand the mechanisms of your body laying down plaque in your arteries. Keep up the good work where you can.