Health checkup results.

[Cowbellc]

I went for CT scan and MRI before liao.

me too. CT scan pick up nothing on the surface, no major bleeding
MRI pick up neuro veins brust, that's why minor stroke

 

[DigDub]

How much each screening/ review~?

Around $200 with medication.

 

[DigDub]

me too. CT scan pick up nothing on the surface, no major bleeding
MRI pick up neuro veins brust, that's why minor stroke

Ya only CT scan or MRI can really pick up blockages.

 

[SpeedingBullet]

i started statins 4 months ago due to borderline high LDL. But I also don't wish to take meds after watching Barbara O Neil videos. But you mention got way to test if heart arteries are blocked? Got such technology?

Yes it's called a CT Angiogram test. They inject a dye into you then you go into the CT Scanner, it lights up under the scan and it can show blockages anywhere in your arteries. It sounds scary but it's just another injection, not that painful

Another non-invasive test will be the Calcium Score Test which scans for calcium deposits in the arteries. Usually if there are calcium deposits, there is blockage. BUT this test isn't 100%, some blockage may not have calcium deposits. So CT angiogram is best.

Ya since need to eat meds liao might as well. Why waste the effort.

Yes, the wonders of medical science are at your full disposal, don't waste it. Nothing wrong with taking statins. The invention of statins and other LDL blockers/inhibitors have saved millions of lives.

Some folks here afraid of the side effects of statins which is muscle ache, if they're concerned, can take PCSK-9 inhibitors or ezetimibe, tons of alternatives.

 

[Cowbellc]

Ya only CT scan or MRI can really pick up blockages.

got a mild stroke during this CNY. stay hospital 1 week. sianz
suddenly feel numb on right side, dizziness, go A&E CNY eve, bp 186. doc ask me to smile, say my right lips and eye dropping, ask me to go for CT scan, pick up nothing, ask me stay put so he can arrange for MRI,
than pick up left side 2 minor veins has kaput, i say my right side numb, told me left brain control right, and vice versa.
now taking thin blood med, and bp meds to control.
really sianz

 

[SpeedingBullet]

got a mild stroke during this CNY. stay hospital 1 week. sianz
suddenly feel numb on right side, dizziness, go A&E CNY eve, bp 186. doc ask me to smile, say my right lips and eye dropping, ask me to go for CT scan, pick up nothing, ask me stay put so he can arrange for MRI,
than pick up left side 2 minor veins has kaput, i say my right side numb, told me left brain control right, and vice versa.
now taking thin blood med, and bp meds to control.
really sianz

yikes, that sounds like a transient ischemic attack, which is basically a stroke.

when you said kaput, means full blockage? Are those minor veins or actual arteries?

 

[lls0101]

Yes it's called a CT Angiogram test. They inject a dye into you then you go into the CT Scanner, it lights up under the scan and it can show blockages anywhere in your arteries. It sounds scary but it's just another injection, not that painful

Another non-invasive test will be the Calcium Score Test which scans for calcium deposits in the arteries. Usually if there are calcium deposits, there is blockage. BUT this test isn't 100%, some blockage may not have calcium deposits. So CT angiogram is best.

Much appreciated for this advice. Wanted to go for CT Angiogram test for some time. Any recommendations on the place to go and the estimated cost.

I remembered i previously checked and was put off by the high cost.

 

[DigDub]

Yes it's called a CT Angiogram test. They inject a dye into you then you go into the CT Scanner, it lights up under the scan and it can show blockages anywhere in your arteries. It sounds scary but it's just another injection, not that painful

Another non-invasive test will be the Calcium Score Test which scans for calcium deposits in the arteries. Usually if there are calcium deposits, there is blockage. BUT this test isn't 100%, some blockage may not have calcium deposits. So CT angiogram is best.

Yes, the wonders of medical science are at your full disposal, don't waste it. Nothing wrong with taking statins. The invention of statins and other LDL blockers/inhibitors have saved millions of lives.

Some folks here afraid of the side effects of statins which is muscle ache, if they're concerned, can take PCSK-9 inhibitors or ezetimibe, tons of alternatives.

Yea I'm generally ok with my current medication. So continue eating.

 

[Visor9999]

Mine is at least double all your scores

 

[SpeedingBullet]

Much appreciated for this advice. Wanted to go for CT Angiogram test for some time. Any recommendations on the place to go and the estimated cost.

I remembered i previously checked and was put off by the high cost.

Sadly they're all more or less priced the same. The longer and slower route via Poly GP > Public Hosp Specialist > Scan Appt > Consult is always the cheapest but still relatively pricey. I think just bite the bullet and scan bah, for peace of mind. Esp. if you think you're at risk (chronic high LDL etc.)

Raffles Hospital (pte route), from GP to Cardio to CAC (Calcium score test, NOT CT Angiogram), was abt SGD 800. CT Angio gonna be more, that was abt a year ago

 

[DigDub]

got a mild stroke during this CNY. stay hospital 1 week. sianz
suddenly feel numb on right side, dizziness, go A&E CNY eve, bp 186. doc ask me to smile, say my right lips and eye dropping, ask me to go for CT scan, pick up nothing, ask me stay put so he can arrange for MRI,
than pick up left side 2 minor veins has kaput, i say my right side numb, told me left brain control right, and vice versa.
now taking thin blood med, and bp meds to control.
really sianz

My friend couldn't walk straight and admitted hospital. Detected brain got mild blockage but now ok liao. Eat aspirin.

 

[Cowbellc]

yikes, that sounds like a transient ischemic attack, which is basically a stroke.

when you said kaput, means full blockage? Are those minor veins or actual arteries?

doc says not TIA, TIA can make a full recovery, me is minor stroke, juz small vessal brust

"A lacunar infarct is seen in the left corona radiata, with possibly focal area of small vessel disease in the left thalamus."

 

[DigDub]

Much appreciated for this advice. Wanted to go for CT Angiogram test for some time. Any recommendations on the place to go and the estimated cost.

I remembered i previously checked and was put off by the high cost.

Actually can one time pain pay money to scan. Especially after 40s. Don't need to scan frequently one, cos the blockage takes time to build up. Maybe scan about once every 5 years. Those who 'converted' to healthier lifestyle and food, I feel are the most at risk. Because they have this mistaken thought that having a healthier lifestyle will result in 'cleansing' of the bad stuff and make up for the unhealthy lifestyle they had in the past, so they skip checkups and medication. Blockage cannot be reversed one, it will build up and won't go away. So best to have a one time scan.

 

[SpeedingBullet]

doc says not TIA, TIA can make a full recovery, me is minor stroke, juz small vessal brust

"A lacunar infarct is seen in the left corona radiata, with possibly focal area of small vessel disease in the left thalamus."

Oh sh1t that's my worst fear, vessel bursting.... aneurysms.... no warning signs, just boom.

 

[Cowbellc]

My friend couldn't walk straight and admitted hospital. Detected brain got mild blockage but now ok liao. Eat aspirin.

im lucky tis incident has not affected my movement. ROM is still all valid aftet doc perform test on me
to those, they dont even know i got a stroke as my speech and agility is still ok

 

[lls0101]

Sadly they're all more or less priced the same. The longer and slower route via Poly GP > Public Hosp Specialist > Scan Appt > Consult is always the cheapest but still relatively pricey. I think just bite the bullet and scan bah, for peace of mind. Esp. if you think you're at risk (chronic high LDL etc.)

Raffles Hospital (pte route), from GP to Cardio to CAC (Calcium score test, NOT CT Angiogram), was abt SGD 800. CT Angio gonna be more, that was abt a year ago

Much appreciated. I remembered when I checked 2 years ago, got CT Angiogram test, it's around 1.5-2k for private.

Was put off by the cost. Maybe I have to reconsider since my LDL is always very high. Used to be worse 10 years ago but now slightly better after I watched my food intake. Still higher than normal though. And this reminds me to do my annual check again for 2025.

 

[SpeedingBullet]

Much appreciated. I remembered when I checked 2 years ago, got CT Angiogram test, it's around 1.5-2k for private.

Was put off by the cost. Maybe I have to reconsider since my LDL is always very high. Used to be worse 10 years ago but now slightly better after I watched my food intake. Still higher than normal though. And this reminds me to do my annual check again for 2025.

Yeah it's still around that price for private, and it's alot faster esp. if you go to cardio specialist clinics. I'd pay up if I were you since it's years (or even decades) of high LDL. Sometimes hyperlipidemia is genetic and not related to food, so pharmaceutical interventions (like TS' statins) might be the only way forward to reducing it.

 

[1982-1994]

Ya eat statins and omega 3 and exercise. But I also whack good food. so I think I've found a good balance.

I started eating statins 2 weeks ago because of caipng (fried Tau kwa and those veggies that are fried with oil)
Would love to compare my results since I don't exercise though I also don't whack good food

 

[1982-1994]

Any other references to what's borderline? because I don't understand the results

 

[standarture]

No liver function test? Very important also.