Quote Originally Posted by K9soul
229 is a bit high but as rosethecopycat said it's not that high. The test can vary a lot depending on what you've been eating recently and even what you ate that day. Usually a fasting cholesterol test is more accurate in showing whether you are really high or not. Even fasting, I can't see them putting you on medication for a cholesterol of 229. It also depends how much of that number is the good cholesterol (HDL) and how much is the bad (LDL). Also how high your triglycerides are. If it's something that concerns you I'd go in to the doctor's for a fasting lab test and see what those numbers are and what the doctor recommends. I really don't think you have too much to worry about though right now
I am going to have a more accurate test done in about a month and watch/write down everything (or most) of what I eat.

I had breakfast the morning of the test too.