Hello! Sure would appreciate advice. I've been going to cardiologists for ten years now, since 1998. I've had a stent placed in 1998. It collapsed and had to return and have it reopened. I've been taking "heart" medications now for all of those years. I presently take 50 mg Cozaar, twice daily; Metoprolol, 100 mg, twice daily; Amlodipine Besylate, 10 mg, once daily, and one 81 mg aspirin daily. I recently spoke with my cardiologist and he said I'm taking the best medicine available, and in the proper doses. I asked him why the chest pains persist. His response was, "I don't know."
Last May, 2007, I had five bypass coronary surgery. This was done off pump. The next day the surgeon proudly came to my room, held up five fingers and announced, "Bill you have five good grafts and a beautiful heart!" I believed him. Four months later the chest pains were back! I went back to the hospital and asked him "why?" His intelligent reply: "I don't know. You need to come back to the hospital for more tests." I said, "and then what, Doc, are you going to split my chest open again?" He replied, "Well, if you can live with the pain, then so can I." These people, including the hospital and the Physicians Board, are no more than glorified, well- educated and well-skilled THUGS
I've started on the Heart Technology about a week ago. I take two level scoops in the morning and two in the afternoon-evening. I haven't seen any improvement, with the exception of a decrease in heart palpitations, for which I'm grateful. This has been going on for at least six months now.
I see that I'm going to have to do more. I'm going to have to take vitamin K1 and K2, vitamin E, Co-Q10, Omega 3 and 6, etc. However, our money situation is very, very limited. We're in the throes of taking bankruptcy. We can't possibly afford all that is required. I believe I can continue to maintain the Heart Tech, but even that is going to be tight. Because of my chest pain, I can't really do anything meaningful or significant as far as gainful employment. We have two small Social Security checks and a small pension. Any suggestions?
Thank you.