Im a 46 yr old man..... non smoker..... sedentary lifestyle.... family history of heart disease.
Both brothers have had bypass surgery... father died of heart attack.
Ive been taking Lipitor for abt 4 years now....and Zestril a bit longer.
My doctor is VERY proactive abt "preventing" heart disease... especially given my family history. So
when my cholesterol and blood pressure started creeping up a few years ago.... he immediately put me
on the meds above
Ok now that I got that info out of the way.... now for my questions.
Been having some "discomfort in my back and chest area.... down abt where your ribs join each other
in the front.... and mid center in my back... below right shoulder blade. Been having it a few
months and just assumed it was back pain from setting in my chair all day looking at a PC.
However.... after a few months of this pain off and on.... I decided I better get mt butt
to the doc.
He took it very seriously.... did a chest xray and an EKG .... both of which came back fine. So.....
he decided it "might" be gastric reflux and gave me some Nexium to take..... two weeks of Nexium.
He told me to take the Nexium..... and the switch to Prilosec.... for two months... and no beer or
soda at all. He said if pain continues even on the Nexium.... to get back to him and we would do a
CardioLite test.
Im curious what a CardioLite test is and what it will tell him.
Im also curious abt what everyone thinks abt my symptoms. Could it really be gastric reflux?
Advice please