Story so far....
Had a recent hospitalisation in Cyprus for a problem unconnected to the thyroid (acute diverticular episode after 30 years of no major issues) which resulted in me having to have a CT scan when I returned from holiday. The scan was OK on the original issue, nothing sinister revealed but it did reveal that I have ‘vascular atheroma’ and my G.P. wants to prescribe statins. I refused, not for the first time, as I usually do every time they do my well woman yearly checks. Now the practice has de-registered me with some paltry excuse about being ‘out of area’. They have known this fact for 24 years but have obviously taken umbrage at me questioning the G.P.s decision and also because I am costing them money by having the temerity to require CT scans in the first place.
Whilst researching what I should do about developing vascular atheroma I came across this paper. Apologies it is quite old and has possibly been posted before but it has a good explanation of LDL and HDL and although it does not rule out statins it does make the case quite strongly for borderline thyroid conditions to be treated.
thyroid, blood flow and atheroma | QJM: An International Journal of Medicine | Oxford Academic (oup.com)
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Any advice from you knowledgeable people regarding V.A. welcomed.
FYI- I am taking Aspirin 75 Mg daily. I really do not want to take statins but I would be interested to know if others are and how they feel.
ATVMWF
[ Edited by admin to include a functional link to the referenced paper. ]