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Aged 81 plus
Interview HA15  

Interview HA15

Age at Interview: 84
Sex: Female
Age at Diagnosis: 81
Background: Retired Traffic Warden; Married, 3 children
Brief outline:Heart attack January 2000. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, May 2000. Current Medication: clopidogrel, frusemide, GTN.


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Her muscles seized up so her doctor took her off the statin.

 



I couldn't take the cholesterol tablet because I got seized up all my muscles seized up. And thought well I don't suffer from arthritis I never have, why can't I walk. I got out of bed and fell on the floor. 

So I crawled to the toilet and then I crawled back again and I thought something's wrong and as I made myself get up, and there was tears running down my face, I must get up, I must stand and I was in terrific pain but gradually the pain went. 

Next day same thing. So I saw the doctor and he said, “Ah” he said, “yes I know what's happened. It's these tablets, cholesterol tablets no longer agree with you so we'll stop them.” Stopped them, no problem, no problem at all. 

He gives me the cholesterol test every so often, I've got to go for another one in December, so that's, he's keeping an eye, an eye on that. There might be something he can give if he finds the cholesterol is getting too high.     

                                                
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