thank you hopeless & ginnie for the kind words of encouragement & support.

hopeless, i think it was great luck that crestor works so well & with no s/e. because of statins' mostly negative impact on PN, i've always avoided them. but in retrospect, it might have been a wise move. i think brilinta is a beta blocker but i am new to these meds so cannot tell the difference among the ones you mentioned. i will however, do more research.

ginnie, i really appreciate your upbeat post. it's also good to hear that survival is good. i have been trying to change my not so good eating habits. i want to stick around for a good long while.