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3 days ago

Angiogram scheduled for January 27/2026.

have stopped all wheat and grains.

food intake almost KETO like. Down 10pm s since initial diagnosis ...Read more

Angiogram scheduled for January 27/2026.

have stopped all wheat and grains.

food intake almost KETO like. Down 10pm s since initial diagnosis Nov7/25. Holding at 182lbs. (6’1”) BMI24 so pretty average.

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3 days ago

Today is Jan 8/26
with one week down in the new year my new focus on health and food is ramping up fast. Binge reading about nutrition and how critical good ...Read more

Today is Jan 8/26
with one week down in the new year my new focus on health and food is ramping up fast. Binge reading about nutrition and how critical good health management is linked to avoiding ALL wheat and grains. SINCE IT IS NOW CLEAR that that’s how I ended up in this OR scheduled for a SVAR at St Mary’s GH in Kitchener ON.

DR William Davis cardiologist and author of the WHEAT BELLY series of books has been terrific for me. So much necessary information and guidance on to live healthy (NO WHAT AND NO GRAINS/CERALS).

Learning about cholesterol LDL/HDL/TG and bogus data the corporate machines have churned out over the last 50 years is frightening.

it’s very difficult to accept that calcium buildup ie. aortic stenosis cannot be reversed given the human body is so complex and adaptable.

finally, with only one echo done, it was an immediate rush? (Asymptomatic) to SVAR yet no calcium scores were determined, no discussion about them, no stress test to establish a baseline, after 60 days now, but an angiogram has been scheduled. Why I can’t help but wonder.

John Cook The protocol for aortic valves seems to be moving towards recommending surgery when stenosis or regurgitation becomes severe even if patients are asymptomatic. It’s because, the healthier you are and less heart damage you have pre-surgery, the better your post-surgery recovery tends to be. It’s a lot different from the 80s & 90s when the protocol was no surgery until a patient became symptomatic regardless of how severe.

I had regurgitation, not stenosis. But my progression was: EKG, ECHO, ECHO-Bruce Stress Test, CT-A, Transthoracic ECHO, & Heart Cath. On me, they were also investigating clogs on my LAD.

After 1 year from diagnosis, my next ECHO-Limited showed I changed from moderate to severe and I was recommended for surgery. It was confirmed by the surgeon’s CT-A and I was scheduled for surgery a month later. Total time from diagnosis to surgery was about 14 months.
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