Cholesterol Too High

Today Mom learned that her cholesterol is way too high ... over 350. Since she will see Dr. Plana (cardiologist) on Wednesday, Dr. Vidal decided to let him decide what medication she should use to work on her cholesterol. Her meeting with Dr. Lahoti (kidneys) went well. Her kidneys are holding their own at about 35 to 40%. He has added a medication to address a vitamin D issue and does not want to see her again for 6 months -- good sign that he can wait 6 months for her next step. Her creatinine was 1.5 and her blood urea nitrogen was 44. The 44 is high but the doctor did not mention it. We head back to MD Anderson on Wednesday to meet with the cardiologist.