Sir lastnail wrote on Mar 25
th, 2022 at 6:50pm:
greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 25
th, 2022 at 4:00pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 25
th, 2022 at 3:43pm:
I get a blood test every year. I would be surprised if they do not test for HIV. The last blood test I had showed that I had high cholesterol and low vitamin D.
Has your doctor put you on statins?
And, have you had a coronary calcium score test done?
Don't listen to groggary. Calcium and Statins are the worst things you could ever take. Just more big pharma junk that doesn't cure anything
Is English your first language?
At no stage have I ever suggested he take statins - I wouldn't take them if you paid me, so there's no way I would tell anyone else to take them.
Are you so stupid that you don't know the difference between a question and a suggestion?
And, I didn't tell him to take calcium either - I asked him if he has had a coronary calcium score test done (you obviously have no idea what that is).
FFS, you really are the thickest, most ignorant and poorly-educated person I have ever encountered in my entire life.
When someone's blood test shows them to have a high cholesterol level, their doctor (usually) immediately prescribes them statins.
That's crazy.
They should first give the patient a referral to have a coronary calcium score test done.
If their score is low - usually under 100 - statins are often quite useless.
I have high blood pressure, and my doctor immediately prescribed statins.
I told her to stick them up her arse.
Instead, I went and had my coronary calcium score test done and my score is zero.
Someone in their 50s with a score of zero and no other heart risk factors doesn't needs to be on statins.
Here, educate yourself a bit:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/heart-scan/about/pac-20384686#:~:tex...UnSub: if your GP has prescribed statins, ask them for a coronary calcium heart score test before you go down that path - they are the most prescribed drug in the world and in many cases are completely useless.