ErinKC
31-08-23, 20:34
Hi All. I'm in a bit of a tizzy at the moment. I just came back from my annual physical exam. My doctors does a large battery of tests, including a bunch of cardiac tests through the Cleveland Clinic. Most of my stuff was perfectly normal or just on the slightly elevated level. But, this one marker - MPO - was very high. The high risk range starts at 549 and mine was 601. Last year it was 511. This is a marker of vascular inflammation, which is used to predict increased risk in cardiac disease including blood clots, sudden cardiac death, heart attack, etc... It's considered an independent risk factor, meaning that even though all my other numbers were ok, it doesn't mean I'm not at high risk for heart attack JUST because of this. I'm 40, so on the young side, but not THAT young and certainly not too young to have a heart attack. My doctor wants to repeat the test in 3 months and is hoping it might be a bit of a fluke, but it's really got me anxious. I've been very unhealthy the last few years and I've had Covid twice. It's a good reminder to get serious about changing my diet and activity level, but it's scared me a lot too that I have already done so much damage to my body. Has anyone else had this particular test done?
I'm just feeling very overwhelmed. I've wanted to lose weight and improve my health for a long time and I just always get so overwhelmed by it. Now this is making me feel even more flustered and trapped - like I have to succeed now, but it's so difficult. It just made me feel really scared about what these years of Covid - during which I gained 30-40 pounds and stopped exercising - has done to my body.
I'm just feeling very overwhelmed. I've wanted to lose weight and improve my health for a long time and I just always get so overwhelmed by it. Now this is making me feel even more flustered and trapped - like I have to succeed now, but it's so difficult. It just made me feel really scared about what these years of Covid - during which I gained 30-40 pounds and stopped exercising - has done to my body.