He is just making a career change. Gathering from what I went through today he plans on becoming a drug salesman for AstraZeneca, makers of Crestor. As I sat beside him he took two on-line tests that showed I have a 4 - 5% chance of having a stroke or heart attack within the next ten years. Add to that the fact that I also have Metabolic Syndrome and the percentages get bumped up double to 8 - 10%. He told me about a study for Crestor that was supposed to last five years but was stopped after a year and nine months because it far surpassed their expectations and they felt it was unfair not to let the placebo group use it too. I began to have flashbacks of the vacuum cleaner salesman I had let into my house long ago in my naive youth and his descriptions of all the dust mites, mold and dead skin cells floating around my home and what his vacuum could do for me. Craven put his foot in it when he told me, "If you were my wife I'd be putting it on your cornflakes or oatmeal ever day." He did everything but give me a free sample. Then he told me to go home and think about it, which I must admit was very unsalesman like. I suppose he still has a lot to learn.
How many doctors tell their patients they should be taking a particular medication for their health and well being but instead of handing that patient a prescription tells them to "Go home and think about it."?