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Originally Posted by SabreCat50

Usual story - my wife and I had our physicals and the blood work showed that we had high LDL and total cholesterol, but with good HDL and triglycerides. (We are both 66.) Our doctor says we should both take statins. And we both said no - not with more evidence like a CAC score or better blood tests like NMR.

A nurse called back to us to say that we could get a CAC from the hospital associated with the doctor's office for $450!! Each!

We found another option in a nearby town (Lincoln, NE) that only costs $119 each. Since Medicare won't pay for it, this is a much better choice.

So...in just a few hours we will have the test done. I will post the results when we get them.

We got our scores...

First the good news: My wife had a score of zero!!!

Now the not so good news: My score is 116. Surprisingly or not, my wife had and has had significantly hight LDL and total cholesterol readings.

The report reads "This gives an overall total coronary calcium score of 116, which represents a moderately high risk for cardiovascular events in the next 5 years."

The recommendation is, of course, to take aspirin - which I do anyway - and statins. I won't do that yet. Next up: blood test. Ah well.