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Recovery from LAD stent

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I'm afraid I can't in good conscience recommend homeopathy. Acupuncture might help, but so would a full workup by a top-notch physical therapist who can assess your muscle tone, your posture, your ranges of motion, and such. You may also have problems in your spine which none of these things can help. You'd need an MRI to assess your spine.

Some people do very poorly on statins. If so, then a drastic change of diet might be all that is left, or just live out your days and years as best you can. I can't really advise you on diet, but something that doesn't encourage your liver to overproduce cholesterol would be a great start. Most of that is genetic anyway....sorry.

My dad needed a hip replacement, but the ortho wanted a full workup because of his age...87 at the time. They did a Doppler ultrasound of his carotid arteries and found the right occluded 100% (no blood passage at all) and the left was 90%. The vascular surgeon said she wouldn't touch the right side...it was a goner...and she could bypass the left. She did, and he went on to get the hip replaced. At his suggestion, I got a Doppler of my carotid arteries and they were clear. I was 66 then, but still...well enough along to have close to 50% blockage, but apparently I'm not aligned genetically that way with him.

I'm sorry for this change in your life. Can't be fun.

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I've had MRIs of my spine previously. My bone density is good and muscle tone as I have been dancing and exercising everyday all my life. It's only now after this procedure that I am off balance, dizzy and fatigued which I think must be the Plavix. My diet is also very good. I was determined to be an atypical heart disease patient. I think this is what is very difficult for me to all of a sudden be in this situation. I have none of the attributes of a heart patient. No high cholesterol or blood pressure previously. It seems to have been a ticking time bomb building up and the only determination is genetics. I am statin intolerant as discovered in the hospital so I will eventually be taking an injectable. I am hoping that acupuncture can help me with the dizziness and fatigue. Having to stay on Plavix for six months to a year feeling like this is upsetting. Thank you for your input.