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High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Feb 13 9:01am | Replies (640)Comment receiving replies
I’m not sure how this forum works as to protocol so.. apologies in advance .. I too have elevated cac score. Last year 714 this year 1200, I’m on 80mg statin , baby aspirin. My blood work is all good, nuclear good, stress no problem. My doctor says live your life , have a burger once a month , continue running if you feel like a heart attack is coming get to the hospital. Geez! There’s an unsettling feeling every day I wake up as I’m sure everyone else feels. So do we wait around for a particle of plaque to break off and go upstream or downstream? I told my guys I’m open to anything catherization anything they say it’s too risky . Everything I read seems to lead to same ending.. this is a big a symptomatic waiting game . Best to all if you .
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What an amazing story! I appreciate your sharing it. It is a helpful example to others who might find themselves in a similar situation.
Teresa
Thank you so much for that post sharing is so important to me . Thank God you pulled through Jim that is a great story. You must have a new appreciation for that sun coming up every morning! God bless ya ! Bern
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@bigbern- I have always watched what I have eaten and did a hr. of cardio and a 1/2 hr. of resistance training 3 times a week for years. I had blood lipid work-ups yearly as part of my physical and was aware of higher colesterol and was on a statin for years that helped quite a bit with that. Even with all of that back in 2014 after a typical afternoon workout I came home for a light lunch ready to head back to work. After cleaning up, I came downstairs and all of a sudden I was feeling faint and although I did the same workout I wondered had I over did my workout? I sat for a moment and my wife asked was I OK. I thought for a moment and by then I was experiencing the typical symtoms we've all read about heart attacks. I asked my wife to grab the bottle of baby asperin and I threw about a 1/2 doz. into my mouth and I decided we should run up to the hospital to get this checked out. Although it was only a 20 min. ride, halfway there I had wished I had my wife call the ambulance. Once we arrived they rolled me into the business office even though I told them I think I'm having a heart attack. By then I was experiencing extreme pain and finally spoke up and said Mam, I am having a heart attack! They zipped me in the ER and for some reason after several tests they were not convinced I was having a heart attack. They were talking about keeping me overnight for a stress test in the morning so my wife decided to head home to pick up my PJ's & toiletry bag. I was still in lots of pain and keep complaining about the pain. The cardiologist had a tech come in to do a Echo and after a few minutes he left the room quickly returning with the cardiologist and things were ramped up quickly! I had a chance to call my wife to tell her they were going to roll me into the Cath lab stat! From the time I arrived to taking me into the Cath lab was over 3 1/2 hrs. and amazingly after receiving a single stent for a 100% blocked LAD (aka The Widow Maker) I was wheeled out to my room when I finally got to see my wife.
I have no history in my family of any of this and I believe because I was healthy and more importantly God was not ready for me to check in that I survived that. I'm back to were I started and incrediably thankful, but you never know. The only thing the cardiologist could think of is that I had a small piece of plaque break off and lodge in a narrow spot in my artery. Wow, my recommendation, call the ambulance! I was very fortunate! Jim @thankful.