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Skriven 2014-01-18 17:28:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
     Kommentar till en text av STEPHEN HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: I'm Home
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-=> Quoting Stephen Haffly to Nancy Backus on 01-17-14  20:35 <=-

 SH>> 1. I may have had a previous stroke at one point. There was a place on
 SH>> the cerebellum which indicates a probable prior one.
 NB>> Interesting...

 SH> It explains what happened to me in 2004. I suspected a stroke at the
 SH> time, but was told it was something else. Turns out I was right. I
 SH> would rather have been wrong.
 
I know the feeling...  Maybe if you'd been listened to then, this one
might have been avoided...?  

 NB>> Avoiding statins is a good idea... especially if you get the bad side
 NB>> effects every time...

 SH> I talked it over with the doctor. We are going to try a low dose of
 SH> Atorvastatin (generic Lipitor), about 1/4 the usual dose. If I can
 SH> tolerate it and it works to cut the LDL back, good. If it causes the
 SH> same problems, I'll discontinue it again.

There are some, Richard among them, for whom statins are just a very bad
idea... you may be another.  He gets the muscle pains, spasms, etc,
almost from the very first pill... even low-dose, and even spaced way
out... even took the "natural" form, the red yeast rice powder, and had
the same reaction...  He's convinced that statins are not good for him.
 
 NB>> Could that have been when you had the earlier possible stroke...?
 NB>> Or do you know that something else caused that vision loss...?

 SH> The earlier loss was something that happened to the eye after laser
 SH> surgery. At the time, I was told is was something like a stroke in the
 SH> retina. Later, a retinal neuopathist told me it was actually something
 SH> that happened to the optic nerve. That did not affect the brain. This
 SH> one did not affect the eyes, but the brain. The result is the same.

Ah.  At least the brain has more options for rerouting than the optic
nerve does... the body is such a finely-tuned instrument and wonderfully
designed and made....  :)

 SH> Thank you. It will take time to see what vision may come back. I
 SH> will also be waiting to have more appointments, both with a
 SH> neuro-opthalmologist and a cardiologist. I don't know what other
 SH> appointments at the VA hospital will be needed. I'll know more as
 SH> time goes on.

Do keep us posted... the fun is only beginning, I see... ;)  Prayers
will of course continue...  Hugs to both of you...  :)

ttyl       neb

... Hearts are still red muscle meat, a sort of gateway offal.

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