Re: Mitochondrial oxidative stress

From: Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD (andrew_at_heartmdphd.com)
Date: 06/09/04 

Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:52:31 -0400

Sharon Hope wrote:
>
> A good teacher selects a lesson that teaches the students in the classroom,
> not the students who "should" be there.

A good teacher share the experiences s/he has and not the ones s/he
hasn't.

> Similarly, a good doctor treats (or advises) the patient who needs help, not
> the non-existent
> patient-who-should-have-had-a-physician-who-recognized-statin-adverse-effect
> s-rather-than-his-actual-physician-who-adamantly-denied-the-relationship-of-
> damage-to-statins-and-insisted-on-contiuing-statins-until-total-disability-o
> ccurred.

Similarly, a good doctor does not treat patients over Usenet.
 
> This patient was trying to be a 'good' patient, seeing the doctor frequently
> and reporting problems.
>
> Since this is the patient who seeks help, it would be nice if you addressed
> this patient, not the one who you wish were there who discontinued the
> statin as soon as the side-effects occurred. The patient did discontinue,
> as soon as he determined that the disability was due to side-effects and not
> unrelated.

There is no doctor-patient relationship here.
 
> So, for the actual patient, what do you recommend to hasten recovery?

See a doctor who is also a healer.
 
http://www.heartmdphd.com/healer.asp

> Reminder: 4 years on 10 mg of Lipitor, 2 years off. Slow gradual
> improvement, but still disabled due to : Cognitive damage, short-term memory
> loss, aphasia, chronic fatigue, peripheral neuropathy, chronic myopathy,
> chronic muscle rigor, mitochondrial oidative stress (resulting in apoptosis
> upon any exertion beyond 20 minutes, resulting in high levels of uric acid,
> resulting in gout), etc.
>
> BTW, the 'expert' to whom you referred me last year has yet to respond to
> the email.

Would suggest you call him up by phone.
 
> What are your recommendations for treatment to recovery for such a patient?

Such a patient should seek out a doctor who is also a healer.

You and your husband remain in my prayers to God in Christ's name.

Servant to the humblest person in the universe,

Andrew 

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