I’m experimenting a little with my meds just now. As in not taking any at all apart from my nightly aspirin. And especially not taking my statins.
The effect has been astonishing. Where I was tired and bent I’m suddenly awake and straightening up. Where my complexion was tending towards greyish-yellow it’s now back to being mostly pink. And, most important of all, my step has improved from a slow, painful shuffle to an actual lifting of the foot and putting it down again. It’d be dishonest to say there’s a bounce in my step but there’s a distinct improvement in that direction.
As compensation, I’m now on a cholesterol-reducing diet, with almost no red meat, lots of pulses, nuts, fruit and veg, and a switch to whole-grain breakfast cereal. Oh, and I’ve switched to manufactured margarine, and a daily dose of special yoghurt, both of them stuffed so full of plant sterols that they taste of sawdust. And I’m avoiding all dairy products except for the zero-fat skimmed milk I switched over to more than 25 years ago.
It’s all Graham’s doing. He’s been researching and has come to the conclusion that I’ve slowly but surely developed some of the worst side-effects of statins. Slow is the word. I’ve been on various statins, at increasing dosages, for over ten years now.
Once I’m sure I’m right, I shall go consult the doctor, get my blood tested, and then have a regular six-monthly check just to be sure that things are steady, if not actually improving. I do not intend to go out to meet death before my time.
I have to say, though, that here today, I feel better than I have done in a long, long time. I’ll cheerfully down my daily sawdust if that continues.
Graham returned to his living-room project yesterday, finishing off the framing and applying the main pieces of plaster-board. I suspect the intent of his grand design will be clear in today’s photo. If not, a couple more days and the magical mystery tour will reach its conclusion. Well, you have to find fun where you can these days if you’re to avoid dolorousity.
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The first of the plaster-board
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