@missy123
Hi,
A long story.
I was out walking and stopped to talk with a neighbor. I felt lightheaded . I never had this feeling before. I saw my GP and he recommended a cardiologist. I had never seen one before and I had not taken any pills yet. I was 75. The cardiologist put me through some tests and recommended a Calcium scoring test. The Calcium scoring test was 1350! I was now on Atorvastatin for cholesterol and Metoprolol Tartrate for blood pressure.
Time went on. One Wednesday night as I was going to be I had heavy indigestion. I had had light indigestion for a week but this was heavy, I drove myself to a local hospital. An enzyme in my blood was indicating heart problems. I was moved to a regional hospital. The next day I had the CARDIO CATHERIZATION. I was awake during it. My cardiologist did the procedure. He went in through a wrist. They were amazed at the blockage. The head of cardio surgery told afterward that some one with this much blockage usually doesn't survive a heart attack. That was a Friday. On Monday I had a triple bypass. That was 2018! No heart attack! Since then I had an Inguinal hernia repair, left Kidney removal for a large cancerous growth, and my appendix removed. Each of those also has a story. Good luck to you and God bless you.