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Good. I'll sleep better now knowing they're going to take a good look rather than guessing your status. It's common for stents or CABG to start plugging up again after 5 yrs or so. Good luck.
Did they harvest mamary arteries or veins in your leg (or both)? The leg veins have a relatively short shelf life (typically 8 years) before they might clog up. Seems like planned obsolescence, but they've got to make their money.
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Thank you for the info. Here are some other facts
The ARB is Losartan HCTZ 100/25
I have been taking the 81 mg aspirin for a long time, and PCP suggested I go to 325 mg until I can see the cardio guy, which I am doing.
I had quad bypass in 2013 so I'm being fairly cautious in my dealings with this.
Did they harvest mamary arteries or veins in your leg (or both)? The leg veins have a relatively short shelf life (typically 8 years) before they might clog up. Seems like planned obsolescence, but they've got to make their money.
I had high blood pressure for years and was taking metoprolol to keep it under control. Everything, breathing wise was fine. At the time I had been on dialysis as well.
Fast forward to a couple years ago when I got a kidney transplant. Seems my "new" kidney was working properly, and my blood pressure returned to normal. Amazing what those dang things control!
Well, I also have heart issues so since my EF was super low after transplant, they also replaced a heart valve.
Metoprolol also helps "heal" the heart, from what I was told so they wanted me to take it.
The problem at that point? Since my BP was back to normal, unmedicated, the metoprolol lowered it too much and after a couple days I'd have a very hard time breathing. Stop taking it? Breath great. Start again and a few days later it's hard to breathe They tried me on another beta blocker (c---something?) Same results.
Final update (I hope). Went in for heart cath Monday afternoon. 2 of the 4 grafts from 2013 were okay, the other 2, not so much. So I now have 2 shiny new stents. They kept me overnight at the hospital for observation, sent me home Tuesday afternoon. I have a followup visit with the cardio Doctor in a couple of weeks.
I am in awe of the doctors and the technology that allows for such a life saving procedure with nothing but a small incision in the groin and an overnight trip thru the hospital.
Thanks!
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