@ibchispas Thank you for the kind thoughts. I sincerely hope Repatha continues to be auspicious for you; it is for many, it seems.

I was on 20 mg of Lipitor for a number of years with no problem; then about 11 years ago, it was bumped up to 40 mg, still no problems. Then it was increased to 80 mg two and a half years ago. A few months into it, my LDL was 51, I believe the lowest it'd been. But then a year ago, I had an episode of muscle stiffness I could barely walk, went to an urgent care.

idk why I'm going into all this, my apologies. I really envy people who can take statins or the PCSK9 inhibitors like Repatha and Prauluent. I had open heart surgery in 2022 to repair an aortic aneurysm. It was the worst thing I've ever been through, though of course I'm glad the aneurysm was discovered and fixed and the surgery was successful.

I'm just worried about what we are going to do about my LDL. I'm hoping the trip to Mayo Clinic was provide some answers.

Thank you again, and wishing you continued success with your medication.