Ah, yes. I'm waiting for the campaign that will add statins to our
drinking water like fluoride. Pfizer's patent on Lipitor is about to
expire (next month?). They'll need some high volume, low margin sales
to make up the difference. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/19/2011 6:13 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> Thanks, Chris. After spending a long weekend with my son's friends,
> as well as friends of the bride, I don't feel so young anymore.<g>
>
> So, this list is full of old poops: for what it's worth:
>
> Four arteries feed the brain. They all tap into what's known as the
> "circle of Willis (SP?)." Smaller arteries branch off the circle
> (which circumnavigates the skull) and arch over the brain's lobes.
> Occasionally, though rarely, when standing up quickly, people prone
> to lightheadedness, such as myself, will get an uneven blood flow to
> a part of the brain. This mimics a TIA, but when the flow is
> equalized, the symptoms disappear. There is no residual damage of any
> kind such as appears after a real mini-stroke. (Okay, docs on the
> list, I know this is likely full of holes, but that's how it was
> explained to me.)
>
> Part of the aftermath is that my doc reduced my blood pressure
> medication, as I've been such a sterling patient that as I get older
> I'm getting off meds rather than onto them. Just bragging, but when
> the hospital did my blood work, the overall cholesterol was 135. Bad
> was 67, good was 55. Lying around the hospital, my Bps ran roughly
> 110/55. Up and around they're more like 116/60. Twelve days after BP
> med reduction, it was 120/65.
>
> I'm a gold star boy.<g>
>
> The most amusing part was watching a couple of docs examining my test
> results and then talking themselves out of recommending I start a
> statin regime anyway. It was a struggle.<g>
>
> That said, even with the good oatmeal, I think all in all I'd prefer
> to stay out of hospitals for a while.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On Oct 19, 2011, at 1:19 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>> Thank goodness for that, Bob.
>>
>> I've never heard of it, but if it means that you don't have the
>> effects of one of the serious things, great. You're yet a
>> youngster . . .
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 18 Oct 2011, at 19:31, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>>
>>> At any rate, I'm all clear. My doc thinks it was something called
>>> a "watershed", which mimics a TIA but really isn't.
>>
>
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