Okay, it's been awhile since I posted but I had a season to reconsider my medical therapy for familial hypercholesterolemia. With the medical community in Wisconsin really not on board with all the "needs" for patients seeking LDL apheresis I truly questioned re-visiting drug therapy and thus removing the AV fistula. After a very long winter season here in Wisconsin and some quiet time while caring for our grandson, I decided to move forward with my plan.
Weighing the pro's and con's of both treatments and treading slowly I began with a visit and tests with the cardiologists then lipidologists and final visit with the vascular specialists that created the Av fistula. All systems go, I began drug therapy in March which has proved to lower my numbers and the removal of the AV Fistula early May.
Today, I am Av Fistula free, with the full use of my left arm and hopeful that my lipid panel continues to align the numbers for a healthy heart, healthy life...
