"An angiogram is the safest test that will give definitive results. Precede with confidence. I think being crushed by a piano when walking a city street is a bigger risk."
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About Me: Male, 77, 97303, OR, member since Mar 2004
I'm mostly retired at age 72. After learning I had high cholesterol I lost a lot of weight, went on a low cholesterol diet and rejected taking statin drugs. My 'bad' cholesterol level dropped, exercise raised the 'good' cholesterol, but not enough. Refusing statin dr
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ugs was a huge mistake.
I've had three heart attacks, ten stents, a pacemaker, and bypass surgery. My bypass failed. Had I started taking statins earlier, I do believe a lot of these issues wouldn't have happened. Statins are very, very safe, in my personal opinion.
I've also has two gastro-intestinal surgeries that both were very successful and relieved some serious GERD issues.
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I've had three heart attacks, ten stents, a pacemaker, and bypass surgery. My bypass failed. Had I started taking statins earlier, I do believe a lot of these issues wouldn't have happened. Statins are very, very safe, in my personal opinion.
I've also has two gastro-intestinal surgeries that both were very successful and relieved some serious GERD issues.
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Heart, cooking, Senior Health, Heart Health, Diabetes, Diabetes Type 2, Weight Management, Exercise and Fitness, Cholesterol, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure/Hypertension, Digestive Health
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Aug 24, 2015
"mix in a nitro pill or spray when having pain. If it goes away, it's cardiac. "
Aug 24, 2015
"mix in a nitro pill or spray when having pain. If it goes away, it's cardiac. "
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01/14
Just a quick note to say hi! I dropped by after reading tonight you support for a person worried about getting an agiogram - you said you had 15, this made me stop by to see your profile. Well Flycaster caught my interest too but I think we touched bases on that issue a year or two back. I took Lipator for years than shifted to Simvastatin generic for a lot less $$$ and the same apparent results. My cholesterol numbers are so good some are out-of-range on the "good scale". I have no known side effects from these drugs.
01/14
Hey there! I went to your profile page after getting your response to my question about ejection fraction issues. I was interested to hear your comments about statins. I'm 50, and have been diagnosed with "high-ish" cholesterol -- my LDL ranges between 115 to 140, and my HDL is very high (from from 75 to 82, depending on the year). I have low triglicerides (always in the 50s) and also a very low CRP (0.12). I've been pondering going on statins for the past 5 years (I even tried Lipitor for a week or so but had some side effects) but have avoided doing so so far. No heart issues with my parents. My cardiac calcium score in 2010 was 28. I'd love to get your opinion on this, as your argument for going on statins was compelling, to say the least!
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