Here Comes the Doc!

... Here Comes the Doc! ...

OK!  I expected this sometime - that call from the doctor's office that I haven't been in for years and it's about time I came in.  That happened 4 days ago - they set me an appointment three weeks from now and want me to come in for blood-work.

First of all, I am not in the medical field at all and I don't profess to know anything about the current medical mafia community and the big-phamasuicidal system.   Yes, I like to through in a little humor on the subject, so it doesn't bother me if anyone is offended by the way I express myself, because I am sick and tired of disclaimers such as, 'only your doctor knows for sure' and 'ask your doctor' before you make any decisions for yourself.

Instead of following everything some doctor tells me to take or do, I take his/her suggestions and bring it to my own Spirit or Soul.


For the last few times I went with my wife to her doctor appointments, fear is what they gave her - fear that this and that will happen if you don't take their big-pharma meds.   So she takes their meds, and nothing happens, and her symptoms get worse.


When my appointment comes, one of the most likely meds they are going to recommend (read 'push') on me will be some kind of statin drug, to lower my LDL cholesterol.   I am a 56 year old male.  

Statin Drug Side Effects

The fact that statin drugs cause side effects is well established—there are now 900 studies proving their adverse effects, which run the gamut from muscle problems to increased cancer risk.

For starters, reported side effects include:

• Muscle problems, polyneuropathy (nerve damage in the hands and feet), and rhabdomyolysis (a serious degenerative muscle tissue condition)
• Anemia
• Acidosis
• Sexual dysfunction
• Immune depression
• Pancreas or liver dysfunction, including a potential increase in liver enzymes
• Cataracts

Muscle problems are the best known of statin drugs' adverse side effects, but cognitive problems and memory loss are also widely reported. A spectrum of other problems, ranging from blood glucose elevations to tendon problems, can also occur. There is evidence that taking statins may even increase your risk for Lou Gehrig's disease.

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Please read my next blog entry about the alternative to lowering LDL cholesterol that I found - which is really why I dived into this subject.