Coronary Heart Disease
Hi. I am new here & hoping by sharing my experience I can gain some insight as to my situation and if I’m doing things correctly and where to go from here.
I’ve been on 50 mg Statins for the last eight years for high cholesterol. It lowered to 190. My good cholesterol is very high. But my LDL was 160 and I got it down to 120. Meanwhile, in February, I did the coronary CAT scan and my number was 1459. So they did a catheterization and found out I have three blockages 50% in my main artery and 2 others at 30%. Yes of course I was freaking out… But in my favor, I always worked out 3 to 4 times a week and I ate healthy. I was always within A Good weight. That is what probably saved me if I’m already having a heart attack or stroke. I was put on a blood thinner and another medication for heart-Zetia. Soon afterwards, I developed iron deficient anemia. They did an endoscopy and nothing shows up in my stomach… They are unsure where I am losing blood. They recently stopped my Plavix and Zetia to see if my iron levels will go up on their own. And they added Repatha to my medication plan…. I will be redoing my blood work July 8. Praying that my iron goes up and that my LDL goes down as the doctor wants it close to a 40. And in all thoughts would be greatly appreciated. And one less fun fact….. just found out my LPA is a 518
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Everyone should have a calcium scoring test to check the condition of their coronary arteries!