Narrowing of my vessels, and info I found on a web site.

Go to this link. I will only C&P 1st bit of it. Too long to copy entire thing. My CT Scan clearly states that my vessels are narrow and diminished in size for someone of my age.
http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_learnaffects.asp...
What are antiphospholipid antibodies?

Antiphospholipid antibodies interfere with the normal function of blood vessels. They typically cause two kinds of problems:

NARROWING and irregularity of the blood vessels (vasculopathy)
blood clots in the blood vessel (thrombosis).
These antibodies react with proteins in the blood that are bound to phospholipid, a type of fat molecule that is part of the normal cell membrane. These blood vessel problems can then lead to complications such as stroke, heart attack, and miscarriage.

There are several kinds of antiphospholipid antibodies. The two most commonly measured kinds are:

lupus anticoagulant
anticardiolipin antibody
Lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibody are closely related, but are not the same antibody. This means that a person can have one and not the other. For example, in various studies, 8 percent to 65 percent of people with lupus have the lupus anticoagulant, and 25 percent to 61 percent have anticardiolipin antibody. These antibodies can also be found in people who do not have lupus.

There are other antiphospholipid antibodies, but they are not routinely measured. These include:

anti-beta 2 glycoprotein 1
anti-prothrombin
the "false-positive" test for syphilis

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[Brittydragon]

At the same time put together a document based on the research you are doing. Copy and paste research articles (make sure to include urls as a source). You can do the whole page or just quotes that pertain to your symptoms. Get together as much information as possible and print it all out. Include treatment options, symptoms of conditions, whatever is relevant. Doctors are not all knowing. By bringing them your research they can apply thier knowledge to it and make a educated decidion.

[Brittydragon]

It is great that you are such a researcher. I would suggest typing up like a word document with your medical history. Put your emergency contacts, medications, doctors (including contact info). Your diagnosed conditions and then follow that with a sort of diary of symptoms. Describe in as much detail as possible all the symptoms you have and the length of time you have been experiencing them. The great thing about this is you can print it out each time you go to a doctor and they can file it.