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My open heart surgery

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  you never can tell. often what you think is good is bad and vice versa. at age 73 i was never sick a day in my life. i was in perfect health as far as i knew. my wifes optician said it was time for her cataracts. she referred her to my cataract surgeon. i had mine done a few years earlier.  when he checked her blood pressure he found it was sky high. unable to continues he referred her to our very first GP who ordered up a full battery of tests. she needed some starting point. since i was there with her she asked what she could do for me. i allowed as i was having chest pains since just after the start of the covid lockdown. she ordered up a full battery of tests for me. when the initial test results came back it was great. all  "unremarkable" on the report.. i am in perfect health. all except ONE item. my CALCIUM COUNT! calcium count is a constant that increases with age naturally . it can vary but generally speaking is averaged by gender. for instance a 73 year old fe...