I have joined Dr. Davis group at
www.trackyourplaque.com to find the peace I needed as my husbands lipids look bad right now. I second the suggestion of the VAP test to determine whether you have mostly small (bad) LDL's (the B's) or whether you have the large fluffy (good) LDL's (the A's.)
Dr. Davis is adamant about cutting out wheat, sugar (all forms) as well as cornstarch. I noticed your eating plan was your own, so don't know what that entails. If you haven't cut out wheat, when you do you'll most likely see a drop in triglycerides, and from what i understand, is the most important number anyway.
I'd get the VAP for sure and then proceed from there and get a heart scan. My husband is getting one this Friday for $199.00 at Duke (Feb is heart month!) which Dr. Davis recommends because it takes the guess work out of it.
I wouldn't let a doctor just put you on statins when there are so many other variables. If you lowered the number, you could actually still have an underlying condition that is not being addressed IF you even have a problem at all.
I am sure Nancy LC and others can advise you on this better than I can but I don't see your numbers are completely out of whack unless you have tried changing your diet and supplementing and feel like this is a last resort. Statins have some bad side effects and they only change a number on a lab sheet. I haven't seen a lot of evidence in my research that indicates they improve health.
I do understand your dilemma though and wish you well!