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cbayer

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6. Get a new doctor. She is really out of line.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2014, 03:34 PM

Nov 2014

Statins aren't for "pre-hypertension" and they have serious potential side effects, particularly at high doses.

I refused them after they were prescribed for legitimate reasons (cholesterol and lipid profile). I changed my diet, quit smoking and increased my activity. When I went back, I didn't even fit the criteria for them anymore.

If you can't get a new doctor, find out who her supervisor is or contact the state licensing board.

She is flat out wrong.

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Second year in a row my MD avoided prostate exam and ekg [View all] HereSince1628 Nov 2014 OP

Time to find a new MD. broiles Nov 2014 #1

Well, that is simply, yet, bureaucratically impossible HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #2

Can't you simply insist she do those exams? SheilaT Nov 2014 #3

I launched a concern with the patient advocate HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #4

Good. SheilaT Nov 2014 #5

Get a new doctor. She is really out of line. cbayer Nov 2014 #6