chloe3388
01-17-2008, 06:14 AM
Not sure where to put this as it is a rant and a health issue.
To start this is about my Dad, he is 83 and still works both at his farm and as water superintendent in the small town I grew up in. He has some health issues COPD and arterial blockage. Doc's put him on cholesterol meds a couple of years ago, he had severe pain and loss of muscle in his legs. He quite taking the meds as his dr said it was a side effect of the medication. Of course the Dr told him he would die if he didn't take them, Dad said he was not going to end up in a wheel chair he would rather just pass on as nature intended.
He had to have a stint put in about 6 months ago. His cardiologist told him he had to get his cholesterol below normal due to the stint collecting plaque, his cholesterol was in the low range anyway. Doc kept telling him he had to take the meds, he refused. He lost 30 pounds and really got in good shape, riding a bike at least thirty minutes a day. Still doc was not happy with his test results wanted his cholesterol lower. Dad refused the meds!!
Well on his last visit after refusing to take the drugs dr says well just take niacin and eat apples the combination of pectin and niacin does the same as the cholesterol drugs and does it without side effects!! This after several years of problems!! Why could they not have told him this years ago? Is making money of the dang meds that important? Bottom line I am losing all respect for the medical profession, don't think I will ever be able to trust them again!!
Dad is doing great and full of energy, his attitude is he will keep going as long as he can and when it's over he has a better place to go..
chloe
To start this is about my Dad, he is 83 and still works both at his farm and as water superintendent in the small town I grew up in. He has some health issues COPD and arterial blockage. Doc's put him on cholesterol meds a couple of years ago, he had severe pain and loss of muscle in his legs. He quite taking the meds as his dr said it was a side effect of the medication. Of course the Dr told him he would die if he didn't take them, Dad said he was not going to end up in a wheel chair he would rather just pass on as nature intended.
He had to have a stint put in about 6 months ago. His cardiologist told him he had to get his cholesterol below normal due to the stint collecting plaque, his cholesterol was in the low range anyway. Doc kept telling him he had to take the meds, he refused. He lost 30 pounds and really got in good shape, riding a bike at least thirty minutes a day. Still doc was not happy with his test results wanted his cholesterol lower. Dad refused the meds!!
Well on his last visit after refusing to take the drugs dr says well just take niacin and eat apples the combination of pectin and niacin does the same as the cholesterol drugs and does it without side effects!! This after several years of problems!! Why could they not have told him this years ago? Is making money of the dang meds that important? Bottom line I am losing all respect for the medical profession, don't think I will ever be able to trust them again!!
Dad is doing great and full of energy, his attitude is he will keep going as long as he can and when it's over he has a better place to go..
chloe