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<blockquote data-quote="Belthos" data-source="post: 2288207" data-attributes="member: 24944"><p>I had a case of heartburn, I didn't think a lot about it but it was odd as I do not get heartburn.</p><p>A month later I had a heart scan at St. Anthony's Hospital because it was on my list to do some day along with getting a colonoscopy as I was approaching the age when it's a good idea.</p><p></p><p>A pretty young lady sat down beside me and put her hand on my knee and said if your score is over 400 you need to see a cardiologist and your score is 1386.</p><p>She told me she lost her father at about my age and that I should not put this off and I did.</p><p></p><p>The cardiologist took me in for surgery and determined that I was too far gone for stents, I then talked to a heart lung specialist who said I might live for years but there was a reasonable chance I would drop dead walking to the parking lot.</p><p>The next day I had triple bypass surgery and it would have been quadruple but that 4th artery had long ago sealed up 100% stopped feeding that section of my heart, I should have died years ago but 3 little arteries grew in my heart and bypassed that major artery without anyone knowing about it.</p><p></p><p>Just because you are a man and you have no symptoms doesn't mean you don't have a problem. </p><p>I drove a truck, unloaded trailers and manhandled heavy equipment and my only symptom looking back was that I would occasionally get tired after heavy exertion, I just assumed it was me getting old.</p><p></p><p>The heart scans are $50 bucks or less. What is your life worth to you and your family?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Belthos, post: 2288207, member: 24944"] I had a case of heartburn, I didn't think a lot about it but it was odd as I do not get heartburn. A month later I had a heart scan at St. Anthony's Hospital because it was on my list to do some day along with getting a colonoscopy as I was approaching the age when it's a good idea. A pretty young lady sat down beside me and put her hand on my knee and said if your score is over 400 you need to see a cardiologist and your score is 1386. She told me she lost her father at about my age and that I should not put this off and I did. The cardiologist took me in for surgery and determined that I was too far gone for stents, I then talked to a heart lung specialist who said I might live for years but there was a reasonable chance I would drop dead walking to the parking lot. The next day I had triple bypass surgery and it would have been quadruple but that 4th artery had long ago sealed up 100% stopped feeding that section of my heart, I should have died years ago but 3 little arteries grew in my heart and bypassed that major artery without anyone knowing about it. Just because you are a man and you have no symptoms doesn't mean you don't have a problem. I drove a truck, unloaded trailers and manhandled heavy equipment and my only symptom looking back was that I would occasionally get tired after heavy exertion, I just assumed it was me getting old. The heart scans are $50 bucks or less. What is your life worth to you and your family? [/QUOTE]
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