FDA Warns on Statins

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36. Statins are the reason I'm still alive

I inherited high cholesterol from my mom. It killed her at age 75. She inherited it from her mom. Her dad
lived to be 102.

I discovered in April 2004, almost by accident, that I had 2 coronary arteries 99% blocked. I was about to
drop dead any second of a massive heart attack. I felt next to nothing because I have relatively low blood
pressure (typically 110/70). I got 2 stents put in, and put on statins. Very minor muscle cramps, which I
scarcely notice, and they are only occasional. Memory loss? Hell if I know. I used to speak 9 languages, and
as far as I know, I still do. Jag kommer inte ihåg........

I was taken off my blood thinners last year for ten days for another procedure, and one of my stents clogged
right back up. Bingo, my very first heart attack. But it was mild, with virtually no muscle damage and no scarring.
Whatever side effects the statins have on me--and I know they sometimes have very adverse ones on some
people--there ain't no way no how I'm going off mine. I inherited one very lousy set of genes, and I'm not going
to let them get the better of me earlier than I have to. I'm due for some lousy news in ten years or so anyway,
statins or no: both my parents and ALL of their siblings had cancer, and I already lost a cousin to it at age 41.
It's just a question of time before I have to tackle that. So if the statins keep me alive and kicking in the meantime,
then I'll stay on them. I just missed keeping an appointment with the Grim Reaper 8 years ago. If there's stuff
I can take to induce him to take his time getting back to me, I will.