Had my first doctor's follow-up today, about 7 weeks after the stroke. Saw the cardiologist in Palm Desert. I was hoping to get off the cholesterol med so I can enjoy my wine again. He said he's going to keep me on it, my LDL needs to get lower. But he said it was ok to have a glass of wine, two if I'm at a party. ^_^ Also said its ok to drink coffee and green tea, so happy about that. My arm muscles have been hurting, plus joints have been achy this past week. He thinks it's the Norvasc interacting with the Lipitor so he's taking me off the Norvasc, a calcium channel blocker, and putting me on Lisinopril, an ACE inhibitor instead. Still keeping the HCTZ and baby aspirin. In a couple days I'm getting tested for cholesterol among other things. Next week getting labwork to see if the new med is working ok. Next appt in three months.
Was a little bummed he wouldn't let me switch to natural alternatives. He says its because I had a stroke. Need something that works consistently, to avoid another one. I was just hoping for something without side effects.
So some good news, some bad news.
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