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High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?
I have a calcium score of 1,950 which is extremely high which means I am at a very high risk for a cardiac event,heart attack,stroke or sudden death.
I take a statin and baby aspirin. I have never been sick, have excellent cholesterol, low blood pressure and I am not overweight. I have no other health problems and I have never been sick. But I feel like a walking time bomb which has caused me a lot of stress. I am 70 yrs old.
I wonder how others with this condition feel emotionally?
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I have not ever noticed that no. But I haven’t ever specifically looked. And I’ve been scared to exercise since my calcium scan 🙁
Do you have low blood pressure after running or whatever your athletic mode is? I have exercise-induced low bp and am trying to see if anyone else does. It's been as low as 63/43 after walking my dog on the land, which is scary. I have yet to go to a cardiologist, but my stress test last winter looked good for a 74-year old woman! Good luck! Hope it goes well!
I am 50 and an athlete and mine just came back at 407... floored, shocked, uncertain of how to handle this. Now every twinge (and there are a lot of twinges at 50) feels like a heart attack symptom. Going for a stress test later this week and then who knows.... scared to death of both the possibility of suddenly dropping dead and of open heart surgery... sorry for the rambling, my head is still spinning ...
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1 ReactionRead END OF HEART DISEASE by Joel Fuhrman,MD and do NOT live in fear. We ALL only have today...go enjoy.
I am 50 and mine came back at 444, I am trying to make lifestyle changes and suppress the fear.
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1 ReactionThank you. Mine was 650 and I feel like I should buff up my will after listening to the doctor. My BP is always low, pulse 80; I follow Joel FUHRMAN’s Nutritarian diet, 5’3, 107 pounds, walk daily, still work, on no meds and my GP paints a very scary picture. I am 74 next month. One parent lived to 88 with “failure to thrive”; I appear physically very like her. My father, who smoked 3 packs of Camels and had alcoholism (a very sweet man nonetheless) died from a massive infarc at 51. Am I doomed?
Any news about your husband's scheduled surgery? Its been since March 2 that he was initially told by the doctor he would be scheduled in a week. I hope the wait is not causing too much stres
Sincere thanks. Unfortunately only 90 plus have received even the first does of vaccine; Canada is way behind and our city is the second worst in Ontario Canada to get it. Just have to stay home and keep isolated till we get the call and be blessed he hasn't had a heart attack.
Thank you for the update. With 2 arteries at 60% and 70% he's probably getting enough blood flow to his heart. And as you say, he's kept in good physical shape, which is a factor in avoiding a heart attack and predicts a good outcome for his surgery and recovery. Sorry about the "Canadian Health System" delays. I hope he is able to get in sooner rather than later. I'm guessing he has had both doses of the Covid vaccine, as I have (I'm 72) Take care and keep in touch with us.
So kind of you to ask; we are in Canada and that means; still waiting. Long and stressful but blessed so far he hasn't had heart attack or stroke. Now Covid has hit the hospital again so hope that doesn't delay us further. Even though his calcium levels were super high 2300; when they did angiogram; found 90% , 70 and 60 % blockage in his three main arteries so that's why he's still living but due to his shape and the rest of his good health, they feel he will have many more years if they do a triple bi pass. Thanks for thinking of him; will report back.