Heart issues

[Hunter134]

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.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

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...

[piglette]

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

[Hunter134 in reply to piglette]

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.

[Hunter134 in reply to Hunter134]

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

[piglette in reply to Hunter134]

Good luck with the scan.

[Hunter134 in reply to piglette]

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

[WaltzG]

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

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to WaltzG]

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!

[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.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to MiniSpec]

Medically speaking you are I fear.

[WaltzG]

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

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to WaltzG]

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

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to WaltzG]

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… 😉

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

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

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

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

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to DorsetLady]

True - and someone went off-road ...

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Ah yes, well😳