High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Same here. I'm 65. Had a score of 110 when I was 55. Retested this week and now 490. I can't have lived a healthier diet and exercise routine, so am at a loss and feel discouraged. I hear words like risk and probability, but don't know how to translate that to what will happen to me personally. So I'm going to go on statins again even if there is muscle soreness, keep exercising and eat well. And hope that I'm not a person that contributes to the probability number.

Yes I feel exactly like you. I am 53 and at 1000 already . On statin and aspirin. I read and read journals and feel worse . I read "high risk" "decreased life expectancy" and 10 year risk of an event . They say if u are asymptomatic then just excercise, eat well, and what wait to have a heart attack. Now every twitch I get makes me wonder . So yes I feel very anxious 🙁. I have been trying to decrease anxiety with distraction and I even tried mindfulness meditation . Idk but you are not alone . What do you drs say?

I see my PCP tomorrow and I’ll ask if I need any more tests done. If he says no I won’t worry about it. My score was 573, my brothers was around 37 and what’s funny is he has high cholesterol and a fatty liver from his diet. Go figure!

From my point of view, I would appoint a cardiologist to monitor what is going on and its progression. As you change your lifestyle, eat better and exercise you heart will be happy! I would get a second CT-Scan in 2 years to see the progress (hopefully it will go down).

Also I suggest reading about insulin resistance and its effect on the arteries.

I also had a high score. It's scary but I am taking this as a lucky warning for reducing my risk of stroke or heart attack.

don't be discouraged. Calcium scores are becoming less and less relevant. I'm assuming you are on a Statin drug.
My score was 2,854. I'm 56 and at the gym every day for the past 30 years. Lots and lots of tests show blood flow is perfect. So living life as though I have another 40 years.
Jeff

triglycerides were 210, hdl 35, ldl (I have to find the paper, I'm at work), total cholesterol was 218. My doc is sending me for more detailed lipid panel.
I have an appointment with an interventional Cardiologist scheduled....figured might as well. I work with several academic healthcare systems. I don't need a referral--I have very good insurance luckily.

Interesting, one of my staff members who did the calcium scoring on me---I am the COO of a large Radiology Company---told me today she is 45 and she received a score of 50...same thing panic mode. Overall---even thought it caused me many sleepless nights, its better to know to be proactive. My father in law has a score of 2000 and has had it for 5 years...probably higher now, and he is doing well with no symptoms and is followed by both primary and cardiologist.