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My statin and Repatha to neuropathy story. Hope it is useful. Last August feeling good Annual...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854931/

Discussion: Statin discontinued due to neuropathy. What are some alternatives?

Support Group: Neuropathy

Posted: May 5, 2023

lioness❤️❤️❤️, luv this. thank you for your kindness and your reply. so if you knew me...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/721226/

Discussion: heart issues

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 26, 2022

kefnb, did you ever have a CAC score done? I have small and dense rather than...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/695808/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 3, 2022

@bijouxb- Good morning and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You sound very very frustrated and angry....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/318959/

Discussion: Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

Support Group: Aging Well

Posted: Aug 26, 2020

Like so many others on this site I was found to have an enormous calcium score...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130085/

Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Oct 15, 2018

I have an important update. My husband waited almost six months to be seen by a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1241861/

Discussion: How long did you have to wait to see a Cardiologist?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 21 3:45am

I want to thank everyone in this thread for your posts and the excellent references that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/213349/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 18, 2020

I am 63 yrs. old and have never visited a doctor or had a PCP for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843219/

Discussion: High calcium score: I'm in shock

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Apr 14, 2023

I was over on the High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally? thread for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/984981/

Discussion: Extremely high calcium score at 42 - is there any positive here??

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 22, 2023

I was told at the Mayo Clinic that a beta blocker, specifically Carvedilol, is just as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1301865/

Discussion: Started Repatha - Side Effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: May 11 1:10pm

I have been on Repatha for 4 years. I started out like you, no side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1145480/

Discussion: Started Repatha - Side Effects

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 22, 2024

When I got my test results back I got kinda freaked out because my CAD score...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/911284/

Discussion: I have a very high calcium score. What next?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 11, 2023

I just found this group and think it's very informative....I'm a 53 year old woman who...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1008841/

Discussion: Anyone else out there with extremely high lipoprotein (a)?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Feb 3, 2024

I too was leery of statins, and resisted for years as my cholesterol climbed. I figured...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192615/

Discussion: How long did you take a statin before feeling side effects?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 17, 2024

@jlcswell. I share your frustration. I had a TIA in January, my cardiologist put me on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/298735/

Discussion: Heart Disease: Let’s Talk About the Emotional Side

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Aug 2, 2020

I'm not going to keep checking it. It's so high, and calcification isn't generally something that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/130280/

Discussion: High Coronary Calcium Score: How do others feel emotionally?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 6, 2020

HI Yes todays Dr.s care more about the money they can make off of a person...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/329045/

Discussion: Has anyone stopped amiodarone and replaced it with a different drug?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Dec 23, 2020

The regurgitation means the leaky valve.....leaks. They are all meant to be one-way valves. They open...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1329545/

Discussion: Valve leakage

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jun 18 12:07am

Thanks for the useful answers. Agreed about the CT being curse or blessing. I thought my...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/931217/

Discussion: CAC score in 95th Percentile - Next Steps?

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Sep 16, 2023

I have visited with both the surgeon who performed the CABG and my cardiologist, not to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/240018/

Discussion: Post-CABG Blockage

Support Group: Heart & Blood Health

Posted: Jan 31, 2019