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I have a very high calcium score. What next?

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@hikerguy62

@pumaguy79 At a CAC score of 8000, did you ever need a stent? Have you ever felt any chest pain? That's quite a score! My score this past March was 2534 (at 61 years of age). Absolutely asymptomatic at this point. I consider myself pretty fit for my age. I walk about a mile 5-6x a week, exercise every other day (sandbag training), mostly vegetarian, no alcohol, no smoking. I was put on 20mg Crestor/Rosuvastatin shortly after receiving my score and started taking D3, K2 and CoQ10 shortly after receiving my score. I chose NOT to go on a baby aspirin though due to the risk of stroke, brain hemorrhage and stomach ulcers.

Just curious how you feel with a score that high.

Thanks,

Andy

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pumaguy79 | @pumaguy79 | Sep 7, 2023

Hello hikerguy62...I wish someone would study my case. I feel great(for an almost 79 year old male). I walk 7 days a week sometimes twice per day. My apartment is second floor with 14 steps which I traverse 10-12 times per day. I do have plaque presumably throughout my system but it has been there long enough to be dispersed and hard. Also time has allowed for "angiogenesis" of my heart. Look it up . It's a very well known phenomenon where the body develops alternate circulation. Sometimes good, sometimes troublesome.
I will save stents and other procedures for the day(s) when angina interferes with my life or when fatigue sets in.
That's my story and I'm sticking' with it.

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writer418 | @writer418 | Sep 18, 2023

Speaking of baby aspirin, I too decided NOT to take it but only after realizing I am one of those people to whom it causes major heartburn. It got so bad one night, I thought I was having a heart attack but no, it was only baby aspirin. My doc told me that when they did original studies, there found this subgroup of people who cannot tolerate the aspirin but it's not widely publicized....gee, I wonder why not? 🙂

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