Reply #98: My dad is on statins [View All]

[Coexist]

they lowered his cholesterol so much, he stopped watching what he ate. He has had to have back surgery since, and needs knee replacements (both of them) because he has gained so much weight.

I still contend that if he had never been put on the statins (after bypass surgery) that he would be eating more carefully and generally healthier.

When he had the heart scare, he was eating so well and lost a bunch of weight, once his cholesterol numbers went down to 140 - all bets were off. Sigh... it sort of makes me angry.