I answered above. The wrist, hip and low back still hurt but I’m hoping to someday be free of the pain, but it’s nothing like it was when I was taking it though. I could hardly get out of bed. Now I’m back to my normal activities with tolerable pain. I hurt all over when I was taking it.

I started taking OTC Beta-sitosterol which I read might help reduce cholesterol levels, and particularly LPa, by limiting the amount of cholesterol that is able to enter the body. My levels have gone down, not as dramatically as with Repatha, but they are going down. The most dramatic was that my LPa went down 60 points. We aren’t absolutely sure that it was all from the Beta-Sitosterol or not because my cardiologist wasn’t testing my LPa. Right, wasn’t testing it. Also, I recently learned about cholesterol ratio numbers which are supposed to tell a lot more about risk than just a high LDL cholesterol number. My ratio was 2.5 which is very good even though my bad cholesterol number is high. My HDL and Triglycerides were good. Since I am not able to take statins and Repatha I have looked into just what a high LDL cholesterol number really mean by itself. My internist said I’m in good shape and to continue what I’m doing. Exercise, healthy organic foods, no red meat, keep my weight down and take Beta-Sitosterol.