I am new to the forum and a July 24th, 2013 quadruple bypass survivor. I just turned 66 in October of this year. I have always been active and did a lot of walking in addition to push ups, pull ups etc. I had ZERO symptoms of any blocked arteries, no chest pain, no tiredness and no real symptoms.
A little blurp was found on a 15 second resting EKG, which resulted in a nuclear EKG treadmill test and then a heart cath. The Nuclear EKG showed some shadows which led to the heart cath and then to the bypass surgery. I am 13 weeks out now and feeling great. I am back to walking 3 miles a day, however not doing any push ups or pull up etc. yet. I do work out every other day with 15 lb dumb bells so I do not lose all the upper body strength I gained prior to the operation. I too take a multitude of supplements, however I started on the Linus Pauling Vitamin C, Lysine, Proline regimen after my surgery. I KNEW about the Vitamin C and the common cold information, however was totally ignorant on the vast multitude of health benefits from vitamin C, especially the possibility of cleaning out presently clogged arteries. I am now taking 8000 mg to 9000 mg of vitamin C daily along with 4000 mg of Lysine and about 1500 mg of Proline, in addition to Vitamin E, etc.
I am interested in future testing to determine the condition of my arteries, especially "ultrasound". I recently received a brochure from "Life Screenings" which apparently use this method which is less invasive than the heart cath or the nuclear EKG. How reliable are the ultrasound readings and does insurance normally cover those tests.
I am also interested in hearing about what form of vitamin C most of you take? There seems to be controversy concerning ascorbic acid, (vs.) C-salts (vs.) Liposomal Vitamin C etc. each one claiming to be the best. Most of the controversy concerns itself with how well the vitamin C is absorbed. Would like to find out more from personal experience.
Thus far, my eyesight seems to be clearer, the rough skin on my elbows and knees is now smooth, and my energy has increased and I feel GREAT. I wish I had known about the heart connection with Vitamin C 20 years ago and I probably would NOT have needed surgery. Who would have thought that heart disease could be a vitamin C deficiency?
Danny
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