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diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350
just got diagnosed with a high calcium score of 1350 . i am 58 years old and live well. no smoking , drinking or diabetic and exercise between 30 to 40 minutes a day. i feel strong and well but i got this high score. spoke to my heart doctor and he just bumped up my crestor to lower my colestrol which is good but my doctor says he wants to drop it even further . anybody else have had a similar experience. thanks
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Without insurance, Repatha is about $250 per dose (every 2 weeks). The other 2 I get from Cost Plus Drugs without insurance and they are about $24 for a 90 day supply for both
I have a calcium score of 1359 which really surprised my doctor because everything else in my blood work is in the green. He has me on one Rosuvastatin per day. I have never posted anything healthwise before and it is nice to read from other people in my condition.
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1 Reaction@kcsam The old aphorism goes, 'Misery loves company.' 😀
That is high and could be signs of calcium build up in your arteries. If you don't have any symptoms, you may need to start taking statins. Definitely start taking something even if you already exercise etc. It could be familial. My sister-in-law had CAC in the 400s and had one artery 90% blocked. She is older and was having symptoms. My husband and I have had CAC and it is near 0 but doesn't mean soft plaque isn't building. Keep an eye on that and maybe statins. Advanced lipid test showed my LPa and ApoB very high, so I am now on injectable Repatha which has been good except for side effects. I am allergic to statins. Causes severe muscle pain and spasms.