[Jerseygirl08]

Yes NutGolfer, good for you - that you are informed and do your own research so that you can be at the center of your decision making for your healthcare issues. Statins definitely come with a boatload of problems. For instance, my brother took them and wound up with a ruptured deltoid muscle. Statins weaken tendons. End of that soapbox.

I am amazed at the amount of people I meet who just do whatever their provider tells them to do . . . no questions asked, they just seem to trust the provider and go from there. Many people don't even suspect they are having problems because of the side effects of medications, for example. Or, some people don't understand how important it is to take care of things before they become problematic, life threatening even.

But, I understand totally. I'm that way about . . . many things. Don't want to know, trust the professional. Well, a few things!!!

Thank you Laurie2 for mentioning the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates website. I re-visited it and ordered a book from it. Great site.

Let's keep this going, I'd like to hear more folks opinions on the matter of hiring a Health Advocate - to assist with navigating through the murky scary waters of complexities in healthcare decisions.