Back of heart getting no blood.

[ladyplumb]

Just had heart catheterization, after having a nuclear stress test and other tests, and was told that I had 11 blockages, but no stents were put in because most of the blockages were 30-40%.  The cardiologist also told me that I was not getting enough blood to the back side of my heart and that's why my BP was elevating at night to an average of 190/96 (higher at times).  He said we'd just have to wait and see and do another heart cath a little later.  I was taken off of ace inhibitors (and that did help the extreme swelling in my left foot -only this foot was ever swollen).  I'm at loss about this.  I don't think I want to wait and see, but don't know what else to do.

[itdood]

Did your cardiologist put you on a statin and baby aspirin?  If you smoke, now is the time to stop.

I've read sometimes that stenosis (blockages) can sometimes be reversed through lifestyle changes and statins.

[ladyplumb]

I've been on a statin for years, not for my total cholesterol (runs about 156-165), but my HDL is VERY low..my lipids run a little high (160-200).  

I can only take aspirin for pain (allergic or intolerant to all other types of pain meds) so have taken daily, for years.

I've had SVT since I was about 20 (I'm 61 now), and have been on medicine for that all this time (calcium channel blockers, now).

BTW, nothing else shows up on the EKG, cardiac-echo, or any other tests, except for the nuclear stress test, and the results were "stress induced ischemia".  After that test, I was sent to ER for observation, because they couldn't get my BP down -247/123. I am allergic to Beta Blockers so the ER  gave me "clonidine" and the bp finally came down.

I am also a Type II diabetic - my paternal side all are Type I, and my maternal side is about 75% Type II - I held it off until about 5 years ago with diet and exercise- readings are 6.7 to 7.2 with medication now.

Except for an old injury that causes a lot of pain, the other medical problem I have is with my thyroid..the left side is calcified and I have numerous nodules on the right side....but, anytime I'm in a horizontal position for more than a few minutes, my BP goes up  - this started about a year and a half ago, when the thyroid problem showed up, so the cardiologist wouldn't ok any surgery.  I'm not on any medication for thyroid.

AND, I have severe allergies to multiple things.

Reading back on this- (all-in-all, I had considered myself as "healthy")  I may have to reconsider, lol.