I was not on a cholesterol medicine before surgery. Not that my cholesterol was "good" it just was managed with Red Yeast Rice. I was told to stop taking that supplement when I was discharged from surgery. Okay. Not a problem as it is a huge a** pill and sometimes upset my stomach.

Today I started wondering about how those with high cholesterol lowered the their numbers after surgery? Do some of you take a prescription medicine? And if so for how long was it required? If not how does your cholesterol go down in the first six months to a year? Just from the weight loss alone or...?

With the restriction of our diets the first year (or so) it seems odd that the weight loss alone would lower high cholesterol numbers. Foods high in Fiber are the foods most recommended to lower cholesterol numbers naturally, cutting those foods out while adding lots of Protein seems like it would be a concern? No?

Is this a dumb question?

It is NOT a dumb question. I don't know how it works but the new eating plan seems to wipe out high cholesterol. Mostly, I can only imagine, because you aren't eating processed foods, fried foods, carbs, etc. that can cause high cholesterol. I was on meds before the surgery for HC and had crazy numbers. Now, my numbers are great!! and I eat 2 eggs every day which I never did before. lol