So I thought I should share the results of my 5 Yrs Pauling Therapy and 4 Yrs Post CABG.
My health is good for a 68 year old. No angina etc...I can do HIIT training (not too much) and could walk for many miles, if it wasn't for a dodgy toe.
But it was time to see what's going on inside my heart.
First, I had a nuclear perfusion study done.... It shows blood flow in the heart muscle and gives a measure of left ventricular ejection fraction. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone, because it doesn't tell anything about atherosclerosis. My scan was 'good' ...my heart glowed like a mini Chernobyl...apart from a black section, where I have had a heart attack some time in the past...but I have no knowledge of that. It didn't tell me much about the condition of my arteries...
So I decided to get CT Angiography (gram?) done. That told me what I wanted to know. My two grafts are clear (patent). However, my LAD & RCA have the same level of blockage as 4 years ago. I guess that's heavily calcified and hopefully stable forever and ever. (I'm not sure about that though).
My left ventricular ejection fraction is 50%....I've googled, but there doesn't seem to be anything one can do to improve that. (55% plus is reckoned to be good, I believe.)
At first, I was disappointed in this. I'd hoped that PT plus Koncentrated K would have cleared all the blockages. However, my cardiologist explained that it wasn't a bad thing...because if they had started to clear themselves, the grafts would have collapsed and stop working.
I'd be interested in any informed observations anyone has.
I will continue with PT...as it's done the job on my grafts...and I haven't had a cold or flu for some years.
Thanks to all on this Forum...it's been a great source of information, inspiration and support.