I had an angiogram and I need a pacemaker

[Nude_Dude]

Its not a perfect system.

We'll see what happens . . . .

We're glad - as I'm sure you are - that you live in a country (Canada) with a relatively good public healthcare system
I'm in Australia, where we have something similar

I had NO symptoms - just a very good doctor - who sent me for a heart CT scan, as a precaution, due to a long list of annoying chronic conditions
Seems they found minor calcification in one of the two coronary arteries (AKA hardening of the arteries)

Just what caused this is a bit of a mystery - being a bit of a dietary 'health nut' - (though a lifetime of smoking probably didn't do me any favours)

So I'm off to hospital radiology department on Friday for a two hour long set of cardio 'stress tests' to see how the condition 'affects things'
They tell me not to worry, just yet - but, well, you know how it is

Good luck with it all, man



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[unloadonme]

The lump has gotten bigger. About 30% bigger. Internet says it will get smaller

Early days. You've probably got some post-operative swelling which will go down over a couple of weeks.