I'm turning 67 next week. I had a mini-physical two weeks ago and my doc recommended I get a Cardiac Calcium Scan because of my age and having to deal with diabetes along with high cholesterol for the last couple decades. Sort of an MRI for the ticker.
The results of the scan are scored like golf, the lower the better. Because my resting pulse is under sixty, my blood pressure is good, and I passed a recent EKG with flying colors, my doc figured my score would be in the neighborhood of 300.
Man, I should have bet against him. My freaking score was 1200. Which means I may be a candidate for a quadruple bypass.
What I do know for sure is that I suddenly have several 'ologists' I have to meet with because I didn't know I had a problem. I also get to navigate the swamp known as the US health care system.
That part alone makes me wish I didn't know now, what I didn't know then.