Coronary heart disease

[bosshog]

Hi,

I've just be diagnosed with heart disease in one of my arteries. I'm am absolutely gutted. I'm 39 years old very fit, slim and have very low bad/LCL cholesterol. I now feel like I'm a walking heart-attack-about-to-happen.

They've put in on daily aspirin and told me to get my HDL as high as possible through diet - ie omega 3 supplements.

They have told me its good to have found it rather than not, but I feel like my life is over now and death is just around the corner. I am going for an iodine scan/test tomorrow so they can tell em how block the artery is and if I will need an op.

Anyone else in the same boat as me at my age or am I just uber umlucky/bad genes?

Anyone know if its possible to reduce/reverse this paque buildup? I read conflicting reports.

[bosshog]

thanks Lee. Life is sh*t sometimes no matter how hard you work/try.

[bosshog]

Thanks croyde - are you on beta blockers? if so how do they effect your physical performance with cycling? I think my doc is going to put me on these, and I'm worried that is really gonna stop me doing a lot of exercise. I was put on them many years ago for panic attacks I was having and it felt like I had concrete shoes on when running.

[bosshog]

Ok thanks for the info - what strength are they if you don't mind me asking in mg?

[bosshog]

thanks V4 sounds like you've had it a lot worse than me (so far).
Its my LAD as well thats furring - I never know it was dubed the widow maker. sh*t! not happy now.

[bosshog]

thanks guys - bit concerned about the 'widow maker' but hoping that's more to do 'if you're not under meds/radar' kind of killer?

Did you guys have high cholesterol / overweight etc? or where you basically in good nick? I would kind of understand if I was really overweight, and ate like sh*t, but I'm the opposite.

I know its good I discovered it before I had a cardiac event, but its still the worse thing over to happen to me. I'm ment to be moving to Oz to work for a year or 2 in 4 days. Now I don't know what the heck is going to happen. :-( sad days.

Edited by bosshog on Thursday 16th June 21:45

[bosshog]

mattikake said:

Do you get any angina?

No I'm basically all good physically and no 'events'. It was a MOT type checkup I paid for in a private clinic in Monaco - I was going to wait until I was 40 but as I got offered a job in Sydney I thought I'd bring it forward. They give a few complete body scans and comprehensive blood test. The calcium count was high(ish) in the LAD so tomorrow I'm back for the iodine test and scan so they can see exactly how blocked (or not I'm hoping) it is. Its just such a shock as I'm uber paranoid about heart disease etc after some friends died many years ago. I exercise regularly, eat a very low cholesterol diet, I'm trim, drink normally, etc. The only thing is my BP is around 140/80 for the last 5 years or so. Even the cardiologist was rather surprise to see the results after seeing the blood test results first. I guess its either the BP, sh*t genes, or stress thats done it.

Edited by bosshog on Thursday 16th June 21:58