In review, while having Moh’s surgery to remove cancer on my left temple my dermatologist commented that he had never seen as much artery calcification. I brought this up to my cardiologist, who suggested I visit a neurologist. This led me to conduct some due diligence to determine a neurologist’s involvement. Along the way, I found something disturbing. This is the reference document: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8439554/
The bottom line is that medial arterial calcification (MAC) in the temporal arteries, often seen in conditions like end-stage renal disease, lacks a specific causal treatment. However, managing associated conditions such as chronic kidney disease or diabetes can help slow progression6. What this says to me is that the calcification my dermatologist found has a possible high correlation with my CKD and 50 years of being diabetic and further, cannot be treated -> “lacks a specific causal treatment.”
I’m screwed!
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