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Anyone else out there with extremely high lipoprotein (a)?

Posted by csage1010 (Sue) @csage1010, Feb 21, 2022

Hi! I just found out that I have an extremely high lipoprotein (a) of 515 nmol/L. I'm terrified; it's that high. I'm 58 years old and my total cholesterol is 212. My LDL is 141, and my HDL is just 40. My cholesterol/HDL ratio is 5.3. Of course it's a long weekend and I may not be able to reach my doctor tomorrow. I have watched a couple of informational sessions online from various doctors discussing elevated LP(a), but no one mentions anything close to how high mine is. Is there anyone else out there with severely elevated Lp(a)? Thanking you in advance. Sue M.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 15 7:20pm
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@whineboy

First Amendment protections only apply to actions by government entities that impact one’s speech. No FA rights outside of that.
Lots of folks get fired from private sector jobs for imprudent social media posts, the FA is not involved.
I do thank you for the apology.
I am finished with this diversion. Back to lipidology.
Sorry for the hijack, but this was very disturbing.

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@whineboy and @loriesco, thank you for respectfully working things out. I have reviewed the recent discussion and removed the joke as per the Community Guidelines (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/tab/community-guidelines/).

Wit, sarcasm and joking will often be misunderstood since we only have words on the page without the benefit of context, body language and tone of voice. I appreciate the apology and bringing the topic back on track.

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loriesco | @loriesco | Oct 15 7:33pm
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@colleenyoung

@whineboy and @loriesco, thank you for respectfully working things out. I have reviewed the recent discussion and removed the joke as per the Community Guidelines (https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/about-connect/tab/community-guidelines/).

Wit, sarcasm and joking will often be misunderstood since we only have words on the page without the benefit of context, body language and tone of voice. I appreciate the apology and bringing the topic back on track.

Moderation of Connect also includes members helping out with reporting anything that needs a moderator's review.

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thank you, Colleen. I couldn't figure out why the edit mode didn't work.

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valcie | @valcie | Oct 16 1:38pm
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@whineboy

First Amendment protections only apply to actions by government entities that impact one’s speech. No FA rights outside of that.
Lots of folks get fired from private sector jobs for imprudent social media posts, the FA is not involved.
I do thank you for the apology.
I am finished with this diversion. Back to lipidology.
Sorry for the hijack, but this was very disturbing.

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I think you pretty much killed off this convo that was specific to Very High Lp(a) concentrations.
This is not the place to air hot opinions on other subjects.
I’m out.

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