Everyone should get the CT Calcium Score test. It's too bad insurances don't see fit to cover it. I had it done 5 years ago when Medical Imaging was advertising a BOGO for Father's Day! My husband and I both went. My score was 341 and his was much higher. But my score put me in the 99% for my demographics. I was 55, obese, never smoked and had decent numbers because I had been taking medication for years for both high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The nurse urged me to follow up with a cardiologist as soon as possible. So I made an appointment at Oracle Heart and Vascular. I underwent several in office tests and eventually a heart catherization which found a 67% blockage in my LAD. So, I follow up regularly with my cardiologist, my statin's were increased and I'm good with that. I go to every screening or test my PCP or any other doctor recommends because knowledge about what's going on in your is very important. Today I'm out of the obese range, I walk, I eat healthier and I'll be doing another CT Calcium Score this fall. My husband did all his follow ups and even though his numbers were high, he had no blockages. One bonus about this non-invasive screening is it can potentially pick up on possible lung cancer, so it's almost like a 2 in 1 test.
The danger from a bleeding ulcer of the stomach is very real. I lost my younger brother last month to a bleeding ulcer. Surgeons tried three times to stop the bleeding but could not. Ibuprofen was not the cause as far as we know but rather pain pills or so said the doctors. Thank you Doctor Ferguson for this most helpful article. Until my brother died I had never heard of a bleeding stomach ulcer.
Everyone should get the CT Calcium Score test. It's too bad insurances don't see fit to cover it. I had it done 5 years ago when Medical Imaging was advertising a BOGO for Father's Day! My husband and I both went. My score was 341 and his was much higher. But my score put me in the 99% for my demographics. I was 55, obese, never smoked and had decent numbers because I had been taking medication for years for both high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The nurse urged me to follow up with a cardiologist as soon as possible. So I made an appointment at Oracle Heart and Vascular. I underwent several in office tests and eventually a heart catherization which found a 67% blockage in my LAD. So, I follow up regularly with my cardiologist, my statin's were increased and I'm good with that. I go to every screening or test my PCP or any other doctor recommends because knowledge about what's going on in your is very important. Today I'm out of the obese range, I walk, I eat healthier and I'll be doing another CT Calcium Score this fall. My husband did all his follow ups and even though his numbers were high, he had no blockages. One bonus about this non-invasive screening is it can potentially pick up on possible lung cancer, so it's almost like a 2 in 1 test.
The danger from a bleeding ulcer of the stomach is very real. I lost my younger brother last month to a bleeding ulcer. Surgeons tried three times to stop the bleeding but could not. Ibuprofen was not the cause as far as we know but rather pain pills or so said the doctors. Thank you Doctor Ferguson for this most helpful article. Until my brother died I had never heard of a bleeding stomach ulcer.