Sue, sounds like you are in a good system. Mayo?
I haven't taken Repatha, and appreciate your review. I hesitate for fear of muscle loss and relax in the pretense of waiting for Crispr. https://ir.crisprtx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/crispr-therapeutics-reports-positive-additional-phase-1-data
I have cardiac genetic testing at Stanford in a few months. But I aced the cardiac treadmill stress test impressing only the techs.
I don't care about bedside manner and usually like the md with the bad reviews. I remind myself that these doctors are studying (thank goodness) while the rest of us are developing social skills.
Because the mechanisms of our side effects are often unarticulated or unknown, I'm not sure that tolerating them is healthful. But I do know that I'm a wimp.