My mom was only 51-total blockage as well. Doc told her she should be six feet under, miracle that she survived.
Crummy genetics.
I’m 44 and can’t help but count down as I approach 50. Despite all my efforts to change paths, I’m following in her footsteps. Problem is that because I’m not overweight no doc is really concerned. Just like it was with her.
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“Crummy genetics.”
me too. both parents and all four grandparents died of cardiovascular or vascular disease.
i’ve had one infarc, one 100% blockage by scar tissue, and seven stents. none of my symptoms during infarc or angina were typical. but i’ve got good cardiologists and had enough symptoms early on that they did an angiogram and put in a couple of stents, and ever since watched me like a hawk and jump in with angiograms at the slightest report of symptoms, and thereby have kept me alive, including the infarc called the “widowmaker”.
My own infarc symptom was pain radiating up from the shoulders into the neck and head, which actually turns out to be typical of a female infarc. As far as the rest of the blockages (whole or partial), my only symptoms of angina were severe breathlessness and severe lack of stamina to the point that walking across the room was very difficult, but NO chest pressure or pain.
“I’m 44 and can’t help but count down as I approach 50. Despite all my efforts to change paths, I’m following in her footsteps. Problem is that because I’m not overweight no doc is really concerned. Just like it was with her.”
given your situation, it would be best not to count on another miracle like your mom. I know too many seemingly healthy people who suddenly drop over dead of cardiac infarc with no prior knowledge that they’ve got severe coronary artery disease.
my advice is to find a GOOD group of cardiologists, go right now, explain your family history, and discuss having a baseline nuclear stress test.
Subsequently AT THE SLIGHTEST SYMPTOM of cardiopulmonary stress (and the symptoms are usually vastly different in females than males AND even only 25% of males have the “classic” radiating left arm pain), hustle to the ER and play up your symptoms and hope for an angiogram. Best ER would be the one(s) which your cardiologists have a presence at, IF we’re not talking about actual life and death emergency, in which case call an ambulance to take you to the nearest decent one. And don’t feel bad if an angiogram turns out to be a false alarm. Probably one out of three have been negative for me, but those other ones repeatedly saved my life.
In the mean time, periodically go to the gym and workout on a cardio machine and keep track of your performance, watching for slow or sudden performance degradation.
So, from one crummy genes human to another, good luck with your crummy genes but don’t just wait around passively for that good luck!