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I ve been diagnosed with a slight enlargement of my heart.Is that from inflammation?Has anyone else have this as well? I seem to be falling apart.Old.agebi guess.

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There are a lot of potential causes of an enlarged heart, some are temporary, others are longer lasting. High blood pressure and coronary artery disease are probably the usual causes and that is why managing raised BP is important,

webmd.com/heart-disease/enl...

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piglette

What has your doctor told you? Have they given you any diagnosis?

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Hunter134 in reply topiglette

When I seen him today he's not concerned.Said it's common in old ageI go for a CT scan but he's pretty sure it's no t cancer.Maybe scar tissue or from ashma.

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Hunter134 in reply toHunter134

Thanks for asking.I ll update after c t scan .💖

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piglette in reply toHunter134

Good luck with the scan.

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Hunter134 in reply topiglette

Thank you so much Piglette.Sweet that u ask!!

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WaltzG

Gosh is 72 considered old age!! Nearly there myself 😱

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toWaltzG

All relative isn't it? One is definitely in the final trimester of life!!!! And physically and medically speaking, over 55 is "older adult" whatever your brain may think!

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MiniSpec

Just about to hit 73 myself, and I'm not sure I'm 'old aged' quite yet. Give it another ten years and I might consider myself 'old', but not at the moment.

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toMiniSpec

Medically speaking you are I fear.

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WaltzG

Perhaps we always add on about 10/15 years .....at 50 I thought 65 was really old !!!

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toWaltzG

Middleaged is said to be 10 years older than you are at the time!

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply toWaltzG

Depends where you are viewing it from! … and it’s only a couple of numbers, it’s what goes on in your head that determines how old you feel… 😉

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toDorsetLady

Especially if you think you are 21 and try climbing ladders and fall off!

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply toPMRpro

Not guilty this time…. but we know who was….😳

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toDorsetLady

True - and someone went off-road ...

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DorsetLadyPMRGCAuk volunteer in reply toPMRpro

Ah yes, well😳

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