Considering myself lucky to still be here

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Mosbonian

You know....I thought there were no warning signs either. But all my friends and my wife were telling me I needed to see my primary for at least a month before this happened.

The first thing everyone says to me now...."man you look so much better, you have color back in your face, and you don't seem so bloated".

I have lost 16 lbs to this point.

Excellent.

So, I'm a total rube with physiology unless it's been explained to me and I haven't had a ton of exposure to heart stuff outside of strokes and congestive heart failure in terms of what has been explained to me. (I mentioned my FIL, but despite being exclusively an English speaker his whole life, sometimes that mother****er doesn't speak English LOL). Like Lew this is pretty scary for me.

So would a stress test have found this? I'm not even 40 yet and it seems like every ****ing thing on my body has been going to shit, so maybe I should get pre-emptive on the shit that can kill me.

Originally Posted by penguinz

I was worried about this sort of thing so I went and got a heart scan. I was amazed it scored only a 5 out of 100.

At least I know dying from a heart attack is extremely unlikely for me.

Scan is only $50. I recommend it for peace of mind.

Interesting. Can you tell me what kind of a scan it was? And maybe where you got it. Odds are I will have to drive.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Excellent.

So, I'm a total rube with physiology unless it's been explained to me and I haven't had a ton of exposure to heart stuff outside of strokes and congestive heart failure in terms of what has been explained to me. (I mentioned my FIL, but despite being exclusively an English speaker his whole life, sometimes that mother****er doesn't speak English LOL). Like Lew this is pretty scary for me.

So would a stress test have found this? I'm not even 40 yet and it seems like every ****ing thing on my body has been going to shit, so maybe I should get pre-emptive on the shit that can kill me.



Interesting. Can you tell me what kind of a scan it was? And maybe where you got it. Odds are I will have to drive.

It’s a non contrast, thin slice CT scan through the heart and great vessels. 3ml slices reconstructed in two planes. On a decent scanner it takes about 30 seconds. Calcium that is deposited in an artery shows as a white speck.

If you’re worried about radiation dose, the actual scan dose is pretty low. People tend to worry about that.

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Excellent.

So, I'm a total rube with physiology unless it's been explained to me and I haven't had a ton of exposure to heart stuff outside of strokes and congestive heart failure in terms of what has been explained to me. (I mentioned my FIL, but despite being exclusively an English speaker his whole life, sometimes that mother****er doesn't speak English LOL). Like Lew this is pretty scary for me.

So would a stress test have found this? I'm not even 40 yet and it seems like every ****ing thing on my body has been going to shit, so maybe I should get pre-emptive on the shit that can kill me.



Interesting. Can you tell me what kind of a scan it was? And maybe where you got it. Odds are I will have to drive.

Everyone but me saw the warning signs....so listen to your Dr and those who know and love you. If someone you are close to says "you look like crap" they don't normally mean you are ugly.....they are concerned.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Excellent.

So, I'm a total rube with physiology unless it's been explained to me and I haven't had a ton of exposure to heart stuff outside of strokes and congestive heart failure in terms of what has been explained to me. (I mentioned my FIL, but despite being exclusively an English speaker his whole life, sometimes that mother****er doesn't speak English LOL). Like Lew this is pretty scary for me.

So would a stress test have found this? I'm not even 40 yet and it seems like every ****ing thing on my body has been going to shit, so maybe I should get pre-emptive on the shit that can kill me.



Interesting. Can you tell me what kind of a scan it was? And maybe where you got it. Odds are I will have to drive.

I had mine done at Diagnostics Imaging. I believe it was called a Cardiac Calcium Scan. Was $50.00