About two years ago, my primary physician insisted I take a statin for my high cholesterol, while I wanted to control it with diet but he said that seldom works (BTW, i don’t believe the krap about cholesterol, right or wrong, some folks have what big pharmacy thinks is too high)
Told him I didn’t want it, he said I needed it and wouldn’t let up. Fine says I, so every 30 days or so, he sends a new one to the pharmacy and I dutifully pick them up - never took one of the darn things.
He asked me each appointment if I was having any issues with the medication, I said I was fine, that it was just like I never took it LOL, my cholesterol went a bit down and a bit up, back and forth, he thought his wisdom was controlling it.
He totally missed the signs of cancer I kept complaining about last year. What a maroon.
I hope the cancer diagnosis turned out OK even if late. Cancer is hard and scary!
I think that some people with the genetic type of high LDL might be that was for a reason. That type can’t always be controlled with meds. Statins make me terribly sick. The worst part is the leg pain and weakness.
The book explains that not all people with high LDL will have heart disease and/or blockages and that there are a lot of people with heart disease that have low LDL. There are two types of LDL. If it’s large particle, it’s not as bad because the “fluffy” particles actually help clean the arteries like good HDL does. The small particles are bad. They are the ones that stick in the arteries. There are tests to find out what size you have but doctors don’t order the tests.
The book also explains how the body needs a certain amount of saturated fat, but stay away from the trans fats.
It’s a very informative book!
Not this time, but the last time I was there, they sent a woman immediately to the hospital after finding critical buildup in her arteries. They probably saved her life. This is one way to take responsibility for your own health when doctors are corrupted.
