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In response to my February 9, 1999 posting, I received two related replies:

1) I'm pretty sure that is the reason I had a heart attack at age 48 with a
cholesterol of 124!  The CD was disgnosed about three years later, but I had
diarrhea during the summer at the same time I started having the chest pains.
Heart attack followed in October.  Now, of course, I wish there had been the
awareness of homocysteine that there is now.

2) I have had the same type of experience with the B-12 and homocysteine
levels.  The Doctor did not tell me the levels ( It was my dermatologist).
The high homocysteine levels caused sores on my feet, leg and in my Sinuses
that were a form of vascular thrombosis caused by the high Homocysteine.  My
internist had just put me on B-12 for my celiac and the dermatologist added
B-6 aspirin and Folate.  The sores went away and I feel much better.  I had a
retest of the Homocysteine last Dr visit but have not yet received the
results.  I had just received my diagnosis of Celiac after 15 years of
symptoms.  I also have Diabetes and have hyperthyroidism.