cheers,i am 8 years post cabg x 3 and 1 month post pacemaker x 2 and one day post 2 stents

[bruceDavid]

that's my story

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Hello and welcome to the forum! You certainly have a cardiac story to tell. However, I am not clear on the pacemaker. Did you have one that needed replacing or have you a dual chamber one?

[bruceDavid in reply to MichaelJH]

dual chamber my heart was slowing down last month to the point of fainting.i am now running at %100.they knew I needed a stent a day before from a ct scan.while in there my cardio found another blockage %100. but they decided on the pacemaker first I suppose.i tell you what working on my heart has put me in a grouchy mood mate. hahaha. seems I also have Sinus bradycardia, and that my story

[jimmyq]

Officially, I have 5 blocked arteries, 4 of which have been bypassed. Since March I have been following a WFPB (whole food plant based) diet after watching the film "Forks Over Knives". My weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and pulse have come down to "normal" levels (80kg, 100/60, 2.7, 60bpm), sometimes lower, such that my doctor has been reducing my medication. She has taken me off the statin because I was getting a lot of side effects as well as my cholesterol coming down. I am convinced that my arteries are clearing but I have no proof of that except for blood pressure, cholesterol and pulse. If my arteries were still blocked these would be still raised.

[bruceDavid in reply to jimmyq]

it is always good to get off something my pills look like Keith Richards supply from the 60's

[bobaxford]

Interesting story, canyou provide any background into how you ended up where you are now and what you have learned along the way - maybe helpfu for others. Thanks