Gene's Foot - Another Statin Side Effect?

It doesn't seem to be getting any better. Actually it seems to me that it keeps getting worse and worse. This theory about a sprain getting bad 2 months after the fall and then continuing to get worse to the point where he can't walk just isn't hacking it to me. There has to be a different answer but we can't figure out how to find out. Then Gene is talking to friend Michael on Instant Messenger and Michael asks him if he is taking statins (cholesterol medication)! Turns out that Michael's father had a similar reaction to statins and many months later is still not completely back to normal. We know that many people have had really bad reactions to this medication (google it). This thing never occurred to us. It certainly is possible. Nothing else makes any sense. Gene does not have extremely high cholesterol - just slightly high. He decides it will not be a risk to stop taking them. We will see what happens. And tomorrow we will find a cane - come hell or high water.