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Posted 4/9/2022 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hello I'm 57 years old and I have narrowing in 4 different arteries, 50-60 in 2 spots and 30-50 in the other 2. My doctor said I don't need stents because I still have good blood flow and he doesn't want to do stents until I have symptoms. I also have a hiatal hernia and Gerd which gives me chest pain at times. It's very hard to tell the difference although it happens when I'm doing nothing so I assume it's mostly my stomach issues giving me the discomfort right in the middle of my chest. Any way my brother in law just up and dropped dead unexpectedly the other day of a heart attack at 53 years old and it has me worried for my own heart issues. Should I push for the stents? My heart doctor told me the bigger blockages are not the ones heart doctors worry about, it's the smallish ones he said that tend to rupture and totally block an artery. I'm just worried and not sure about what to do next. Thanks for any advice. I am taking Repatha twice a month, it has done wonders for my cholesterol numbers but I am getting side-effects that I am not liking too much. But my total cholesterol right now is 120, it was 205.

Post Edited (Anthonym) : 4/9/2022 4:51:23 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/10/2022 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
FIRST, MY CONDOLENCES.
SECOND, LISTEN TO YOUR CARDIOLOGIST, AND IT IS ALWAYS A WISE THING TO SEEK A SECOND OPINION IF UNCERSTAIN.

YEP, ALL about THE FLOW OF BLOOD.
YEP GERD, HAS THE MIMIC QUALITY OF HAVING A HEART ATTACK, BUT IT IS NOT.
EACH CASE IF DIFFERENT, BIG BLOCKAGE....BY PASS IS COMMON,
SMALLER CAN BE STENTS, BUT AS STIPULATED IT IS DEPENDEDNT ON FLOW.
I HAD AN 80 IN ONE, BIG BLOCK, FLOW DRIED UP, ANOTHER WAS 50 PERCENT BUT BECAUSE OF
MY SITUATION I HAD A DOUBLE BY PASS-BUT I HAD C.A.D.

PLENTY OF STATINS ON THE MARKET, TRIAL AND ERROR, MOST ARE EFFECTIVE.
KEEP STRONG. HT
Posted 4/10/2022 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
Sorry to read about your brother-in-law, that adds more stress & anxiety to the mix.

HT gave you some good information. You mentioned pushing the dr for stents, since you have good blood flow it would be negligent of the dr to perform a procedure that isn't necessary, not to mention your insurance company denying the procedure. Your dr is the expert & please listen to him. Angioplasty is often another procedure used to open arteries. What are you doing for your GERD?

You can always get a 2nd opinion with another cardiologist. Take care.
Posted 5/18/2022 8:43 AM (GMT 0)
I just had a nuclear stress test and echocardiogram and I go on Thursday to see my results. Another problem I am now having is my blood pressure is staying at a steady 150/100 or so. I'm taking my metoprolol, even more than I am supposed to be taking and it still stays at that range. I am now dieting and going to be using my treadmill every day but I am worried about why my BP medicines no longer seem to be working the way they did in the past. Been also having some stomach and intestinal issues and I am wondering if my pills aren't being digested properly. I think I am having swelling down there possibly due to the repatha injections but we aren't sure yet. I am so depressed I don't know what to do anymore.
Posted 5/19/2022 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
DISCUSS THESE WITH YOU SPECIALIST APPOINTMENT.
YOUR IN GOOD HANDS, TRY AND RELAX, SOME BREATHING EXERCISES.
REMEMBER YOUR FLUID INTAKE, BP IS REGULATED BY YOUR KIDNEYS. HT
KEEP STRONG.
Posted 5/21/2022 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
Anthonym,

Have you looked into systemic proteolytic enzymes for your arterial narrowing? One such product is Boluoke.

Good luck,
Dude
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