High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Posted by mcphee @mcphee, Dec 14, 2016

I have a calcium score of 1,950 which is extremely high which means I am at a very high risk for a cardiac event,heart attack,stroke or sudden death.

I take a statin and baby aspirin. I have never been sick, have excellent cholesterol, low blood pressure and I am not overweight. I have no other health problems and I have never been sick. But I feel like a walking time bomb which has caused me a lot of stress. I am 70 yrs old.

I wonder how others with this condition feel emotionally?

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mriddle2 | @mriddle2 | 6 hours ago

In reply to @mayoconnectuser1 "Your doc might consider your fatigue rationale for angiogram, and even cath. What are your lipid..." + (show)

My low number was high so now I'm on 2 statins.

mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | 3 hours ago

In reply to @mriddle2 "My low number was high so now I'm on 2 statins." + (show)

Which statins? Dosage?

You did not respond to my comment re angiogram and catheterization? If you are symptomatic, you need to press for more information.

mriddle2 | @mriddle2 | 2 hours ago

In reply to @mayoconnectuser1 "Which statins? Dosage? You did not respond to my comment re angiogram and catheterization? If you..." + (show)

I did. They found I also have arythmia but doesn't last long enough to treat. Don't want to give me medicine to slow down my heart rate because my resting is in the high 30s to low 40s. We have history in our family.

mayoconnectuser1 | @mayoconnectuser1 | 40 minutes ago

In reply to @mriddle2 "I did. They found I also have arythmia but doesn't last long enough to treat. Don't..." + (show)

So, to be clear, you did or did not have an angiogram and cath procedures?

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