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Originally Posted by zookester
Some calcification of the arteries is actually considered fairly normal in the aging process. However, this can also be a sign of impending problems (just like your Marine Corps doc mentioned years earlier). A couple of things - are you or have you ever been on warafarin, or taking anything for the treatment of osteoporosis (including calcium supplements or antacids)? Did they do a complete upper body CT scan or just scan your pelvis/groin? You may want to ask for an abdominal and aortic CT scan just to be sure that you don't have more in those areas. Vitamin K will help the body synthesize the calcium by reabsorbing it and help to prevent more from forming.
Did they indicate to you any need for alarm or just point it out as an incidental finding?
I do hope that it isn't anything to worry about,
Tessa
PS., are they referring you to a vascular surgeon for further evaluation? I would recommend seeking an opinion from a vascular specialist!!
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No medications at all besides the rapaflo that the doctor has me on for kidney stones and to help increase urine flow due to the stones being big in size. As for ct full body ct was performed the only indications were renal and groin area that has calcified vessels. I thought this to be very odd. The doctor in question said it has him confused at my age, usually seen in older people but with my age he said he was putting me on his watch list. Watch list confused me so i asked him what he meant and he basically said do another ct in one month to see if there was changes.
Sadly I do not want to wait a month to find out that this has progressed more, I am looking for another urologist that will listen to my concerns and send me to a specialist regarding this issue.