Heart Bypass Surgery

Hi folks. Sorry about the bad feelings that were precipitated by my post. I thought it might be helpful to clarify my "position" on COQ10: I'm real glad I feel better with it but I'm not an enthusiast about it or any other supplement or drug. My training is in public health and, although I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, I'm pretty good at evaluating health claims. So when the doc said I probably had diastolic dysfunction, I typed that term into google and familiarized myself with it. Then, as I usually do, I went to PubMed and Medscape and read all the relevant literature I could find. COQ10 sounded like a reasonable bet so I tried it. Because it might be masking a problem that should be treated in a different way, I'm getting a second cardiologist's opinion so I don't overlook anything. When it comes to health issues, I try to be rigorously empirical and unemotional because I think there's too much wishful thinking in alternative medicine and too little open- mindedness in mainstream medicine. Both attitudes can hurt people. Thanks again for having this forum and letting me speak my peace.