@jlharsh thanks for the great information! I’ve been thinking all day about seeking out another cardiologist. It seems that I’m not being heard when I express symptoms from medication or any other general heart related issues. I live in west central Mn. so Rochester Mayo is only a 4 hour drive. I will certainly read the articles in the links and listen to the material you sent me.
I’ve been on 5 mg of rosuvastatin along with 10 mg of ezetimibe. Shortly after I began this new regiment I ended up with a bad case of pneumonia. I felt terrible for 3 months. After that I hadn’t been feeling myself but didn’t attribute it to the statin. Well about a month ago it hit me like a brick and so I had my general practitioner do some blood tests. Like I mentioned in the earlier post my CK and albumin levels were very high. My doctor suggested that I take a two week break from just the rosuvastatin. They want to isolate the meds I’m off so that they can determine which one is affecting me. I will have blood work done again April 30th and see if my levels have changed for the better. I really appreciate the information you gave me. I think I will try to get an appt with Dr. Kopecky at Mayo.