What now?

[mdsherer]

I had a heart cath done and they found a 30% blockage in one of my arteries (one that supplies 40% of the blood to your heart).  I'm only 43 and was told this is not good at this young of an age.  Was told that they need to treat the risk factors and hope the blockage does not rupture and cause a heart attack.  I guess I don't understand why they wouldn't clear that blockage while they had the chance.  Now all I do is worry about when I'm going to have a heart attack.  I'm on Lipitor, pretty much on a vegetarian diet besides some turkey and chicken and lost upwards of 20 lbs and still going.  Everything the doctor told me to stay away from has happened.  Been doing this for 7 months but still can't quit worrying.  I've had stomach/gerd issues so every little ache in my chest or pain in my shoulders makes me think I'm minutes away from dropping dead.  

So, if I stick to this strict lifestyle what are the chances of that blockage getting worse?

Matt

[mdsherer]

Scam........

[leejosepho]

I am 63, I have multiple blockages more than double what you have, and I also know what it is like to wonder whether my next "event" might prove to be my last by ending in a fatal heart attack.  However, this past month on a completely-oil-free and plant-based-only diet with no meat or dairy of any kind at all has begun convincing me that my own condition can be reversed without having to use bypass surgery or even stents to merely "manage the disease" while it is actually being treated via diet and certain supplements related to endothelial function.  I do not want to break any rules here by posting links or appearing to solicit for anyone or promote anything, so I will just suggest a web search for "coronary diet" such as where I began.