To my friends,
My boys bought me a $400 MRI (Calcium Score) a test to see if my arteries were candidates for plaque. Well, this 53yr. old who finished well at our Michigan Masters meet didn't do well on his test. The score goes from 1 to 100 and the closer you get to 100 the chances of plaque in the arteries goes up. I ended up with a 99 and won a visit to a cardiologist who ran a MRI / Stress test. The good news is the drug I'm on (Vitorin) lowered my bad cholesterol and triglicyrides by 1/2 213 to 113 and 113 to 58. Don't wait my friends, get the calcium score and get some piece of mind. I may die today, but heck, I know I tried and I tried to spread the word..
I'm still lifting, biking, and swimming. Running the good race?? :angel::angel::angel:
I feel I should reply to this thread, as something heart-related has just happened with me. Two weeks ago I started my morning swim and couldn't get through my warm-up without my chest feeling tight. I'd rest and it would go away. Went to the doctor Wed. and my resting ekg was normal. Did a stress test Thu. and the results came back with an abnormality. Last Friday I was in for angioscopy and eventually a stent in one vessel. Thing is, I'm 38, never smoked or drank, blood pressure has been normal ever since it's been measured. Cholesterol was a little high 5 yrs ago (214 total) but had steadily dropped to 154 last winter. Long story short, don't ignore or "tough out" unusual pains. Incidentally, I feel fine now and hope to resume full-blown swimming in a week or so. Worse thing about this is now I have to eat right, so here's a banana :banana:
But I think we need a dancing apple as well.
I feel I should reply to this thread, as something heart-related has just happened with me. Two weeks ago I started my morning swim and couldn't get through my warm-up without my chest feeling tight. I'd rest and it would go away. Went to the doctor Wed. and my resting ekg was normal. Did a stress test Thu. and the results came back with an abnormality. Last Friday I was in for angioscopy and eventually a stent in one vessel. Thing is, I'm 38, never smoked or drank, blood pressure has been normal ever since it's been measured. Cholesterol was a little high 5 yrs ago (214 total) but had steadily dropped to 154 last winter. Long story short, don't ignore or "tough out" unusual pains. Incidentally, I feel fine now and hope to resume full-blown swimming in a week or so. Worse thing about this is now I have to eat right, so here's a banana :banana:
But I think we need a dancing apple as well.
