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Lowering LDL to help bones

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Oct 11 9:23am | Replies (128)

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Hi,
Now that I’m on Repatha, I was taken off statins, stayed on Zetia. My cardiologist put me on the Repatha. It is VERY expensive. My cholesterol tanked when injecting every two weeks, so the cardiologist moved it to every three weeks, and now once a month. Considering the cost, I’m glad once a month works!

My Apo B is off the charts and the Lpa. Cardiologist said those are not likely to change much, but the Repatha and Zetia keep the other numbers low to apparently help offset the high ApoB and Lpa. I’m a regular exerciser and vegan. My high ApoB and Lpa have nothing to do with diet. My cholesterol numbers have always been really good and I am grateful the cardiologist checked the Apo B and Lpa so other things can be done to try and off set the high numbers. My calcium score sucks, too 😂 some genetics I’ve inherited are great - others, not so much.

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Good to know. I will probably pull the trigger on it and hopefully, like you, may be only once a month. Genetics really do make things suck sometimes. 😊 The Apo and Lpa I will just have to deal with. Thank you for your post. I was on the fence with injections, but I will probably go on it when I see cardiologist next month.