General Medical issues thread

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I've been managing it with statins ever since.

Have you done a coronary artery calcium score?. It's a CT scan

 

[Pushka]

Have you done a coronary artery calcium score?. It's a CT scan

MrP is doing one in a week or so. Not covered by Medicare apparently. Cholesterol slightly up.

My mum went very forgetful on statins. Cholesterol was fine but statins given ‘just in case’ after stroke/afib. She forgot everyone’s names especially the grandkids. SIL checked out why she was on statins then had them stopped. Her memory returned to normal - she had no cognitive issues at all prior to statins.

My MIL who also had terminal camcer lost weight. She had a very bad turn mentally - again no issues prior, quite the opposite. The GP checked her non cancer meds and statins was withdrawn. She’s had no heart issues. Her cancer was ovarian. She improved significantly.