WTF Happened?

Our healthcare system sucks big time.

Physicians have become specialists and they beat their drums to the “party” line- which means they follow protocols set up by insurance companies and their specialized medical associations- who are ruled by- the lawyers, of course- and the lawyers- they get paid by the bean counters- and the bean counters then are the real people in charge of what the scope, kind and quality of healthcare is in this country- and we are just cattle in the middle.

Neither side wants us to die. But they do not care, one iota- of how we live. I spent an hour of my life- because I had a “cardiology” appointment. It was not a cardiology appointment. it was an appointment with a cardiology pharmacist. A very nice, sensible, attractive lady. She knew exactly what she had been taught- no more no less. And our conversation was difficult.

MY BUSINESS is to keep myself healthy. As healthy as possible. And since I failed to do so in the past- and have been playing catch-up, right now I am in an untenable position. I have to live and walk a different path- because the one they have choc\sen for me will leave me in a lot of trouble in a few short years.

I explained that she had no idea whether my LDL was bad, or not. She did not order a Apo B, A, CRP or LDL particle test. Nor did she discuss the triglycerides/HDL ratio or any other modern biomarker for impending heart attack/stroke.

Her answer “all LDL is bad“. Is very wrong.

I explained- “your science is obsolete- you have no concrete knowledge of the type or quality of my LDL- is it small, dense, glycated or buoyant and healthy. ” The decision to pick the particular “biologic” injectable- is it the best choice for someone in my position?

Her answer- “do you still have Cigna”?

Me- yes- why?

“they will likely pay and we can get you financial help for this drug if they don’t- we have to show them that statin therapy did not work for you”.

Me- My question was simple- out of the 3 possible choices of this type of drug and or combinations of therapies- is this the best one- I meant- is this going to be the most effective drug with the least amount of side effects- will it raise my blood sugar, etc- NOT what does it cost and can I get coupons.

I don’t care what the item costs- I want to know whether it was the optimal choice- and this lady knew exactly how the medicine works- to the word as described by the manufacturer. She had zero knowledge about buoyancy, ildl, vldl, particle sizes, apoliproteins as biomarkers of bad cholesterol or the fact that LDL is absolutely important for a human being to have, especially for a human being with lots of damage on a cellular level. Lots of inflammation…