Cancer Journal

 I had an appointment with a physician's assistant yesterday and learned that when I had a CT Scan of the calcium in my blood vessels which measured zero, what that in fact meant was that there is no plaque in there.  So statins, not gonna get me!  I may have mentioned before that a test of my cholesterol was done which found that it comes in unusually large chunks which is what you want.  Little chunks find a place to get stuck in and the accumulation of those blocks the arteries.  I also had an EKG this last week (I think that was what it was.  I get my medical initials mixed up) but no results back--although I did have a pleasantly frank conversation with the technician doing the thing about how awful it is to raise adolescents but that it gets better.  The test will tell if there is something funny with my heart which accounts for a slightly irregular heart beat.  It goes "bump, bump, bump, bump, bip, bump...."  I am told that it is PAC o...

 I had  calcium CT scan a little while ago.  It is intended to measure the plaque in your veins. a buildup of plaque is why you don't want a high cholesterol count.  At least I think that is all how it goes.  I go in next week to talk to the PA who ordered the test and can explain the results.  Anyway, I read the result and I am at zero.   I think that must mean that I have no plaque at all.  Meaning, I think, that I really don't have to worry about cholesterol.  I have had a high enough cholesterol number that they have discussed putting me on statins.  If they have a way of telling how much plaque is in your blood veins, I don't know why the test is not routinely done.  I would prefer that the explanation not be the cynical one, namely that doing the test would reduce the number of statin perscriptions that doctors would write.  I'm afraid that is the most plausible reason.  I will know more after talking to the PA ...