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Originally posted by Moneyguy1
Sometimes I wonder if people were happier when they just lived their life, did what they liked and keeled over, never knowing what their cholesterol level or blood pressure was. In other words, is it better to live a longer life in constant fear or is a shorter worry-free life the preferable alternative?
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Along similar lines we don't have a weight scale in the house. I also don't wear a watch anymore - admittedly my cell phone has time if I need it, but I will NOT conduct my day constantly aware of the time. I go by how I feel and lately I've felt like crap. Since I've gone off Liptor the difference is night and day - good that I can get off the couch w/o groaning like a 80 year old man, bad that my cholesterol shot back up. I'm second guessing my Doc with the Niaspan right now but I'll give it a go for another 6 months before I make a change there.
In college I ran cross country. I recall a year when we did the mandatory physical exam that the Doc asked if I was taking anything for my BP... This however is the first time that I'm hearing my BP is high, my cholesterol is high, and I happen to be fat and feel like crap. It's up to me this time...