Posted on 05/20/2021 1:25:57 PM PDT by Pining_4_TX
5 stents is approaching “full metal jacket” (look up the term in this context when you have a chance). I don’t know enough to comment, but they would have a damn hard time getting me to agree to that.
Stents are one of those procedures that pay the doctor pretty well.
“If they make you feel that bad, do you think they could be good for you? That is some loopy thinking.”
That’s some loopy misquoting, as that’s not what I said. Some people feel zero negative effects from statins, so if that’s your criteria for determining whether something could be good or bad for you, then perhaps they’re good for those people. I’m quite familiar with stats you mentioned, which is why I didn’t follow the doc’s recommendation to try a different kind that didn’t make me feel bad.
I was trialed on 4 statins and niacin. Had very bad reactions to all. Muscle pain and arthritic changes that have become permanent. Niacin sent me to the ER twice with terrible hives and hyper sensitive skin. Couldn’t stand anything to touch me. Literally wanted to jump out of skin.
My triglycerides have been very high since my teens. A stress test two years showed clean arteries. I’ll take my chances living naturally. BTW, I’ll be 70 in November.
Well, it was either that or I’d be dead. I’d been in York Hospital for 23 days, losing 131lbs, 15 ERCPs (endoscopies), died 2x (obviously they resuscitated me) and far too weak and emaciated from severe/acute pancreatitis, to go thru a bypass op. Not much of a choice.
Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskovis another good one. Sugar is the enemy. And high glycemic carbs.
Here’s the PDF.
https://www.ravnskov.nu/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/CM.pdf
This same doctor said that statins will eventually cause what they purport to alleviate.
Hey, as long as your blood sugar is OK, and you don’t put on a bunch of weight, it’s all good. Individuals vary in their body’s response to things. With type 2 diabetes in my family, sugar is like poison for me. Also, since the normal human lifespan is about 80 years, anyone who survives into their eighties and beyond ought to consume whatever they want and avoid doctors and tests unless they have symptoms that bother them. Treat a broken bone - definitely. Have a colonoscopy - no way.
Sugar is definitely my problem. I was well on the way to type 2 diabetes until I started a keto diet. Although I have not been able to lose all the weight I need to lose, my blood sugars have been consistently normal. Praying that it continues.
I join those who have had good statin drug results this far.
When it comes to leg cramps, forcefully straighten your leg—and it will go away. My cramps happen at night every two weeks or so.
My MD OK’d CoQ-10 as a supplemental.
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