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Started Repatha - Side Effects

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You sound angry. I'm sorry.

I still find and have found all my doctors and medical professionals to be far more knowledgeable than I am. And, to be clear, I read and study quite a bit on many medical topics.

I generally find that when folks are angry they say things like "lazy and incompetent," but as one gets further into technical detail, well, they are shown to not be as competent as those medical professionals they describe so negatively.

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More insults? I don’t think I know more medicine than MDs. However, some MDs choose not to take the time or make the effort or broaden their knowledge or scope. Also, I am not clueless. I know there are other options besides statins/Repatha. I know MANY people cannot take them. I know some cardiology practices have designated physicians to work with those that can’t take the meds. Even the Mayo Clinic reached out to me about that. Unfortunately, I’m in Louisiana and those services are not here. So, if the only thing my cardiologist says to me is that he has nothing for me, then he is lazy and/or incompetent. If he chooses to only offer those two drugs for treatment that is his choice, but that puts him at the bottom.