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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Mar 13 4:06pm | Replies (52)Comment receiving replies
I also have the bicuspid heart valve with the ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm. My doctors have given me a index that they use, which is called the aortic index they take your weight height and the size of your aneurysm, and then decide when the surgery needs to be done I am a very small person 5’2” weigh 103lbs. Because of my size they recommend surgery be done soon. My aneurysm measures between 4.6 and 4.7 I have had three different opinions two of which say this needs to be done right away. The surgeons say I am a ticking time bomb. We are in the process of setting up a time to have the surgery done. My understanding is that there is no set measurement in which surgery should be done. It all depends on your size and the growth rate of the aneurysm. They say my risk of not having the surgery is higher than the risk of the surgery. I would like feedback on those that have had the surgery done and what the recovery is like. Thanks to all and good luck.
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Your situation was similar to mine, I’m 5’ 6” and my ascending aortic aneurysm was 5.2 (also bicuspid valve) My surgeon recommended as soon as appropriate surgery (I had just had a leg fracture repair and they want you walking after heart surgery), I had my surgery 3 months after my leg surgery. I was in very good physical shape and my surgeon gave me a 99.9% probability of not having any complications. Surgery is painful (not as much as leg fracture though) and you feel like crap for periods of time (they manhandle you heart so everything gets inflamed and needs time to recover). I was out of the hospital in less than a week and back to work in 3. Life is back to normal, just need to get the valve checked every year, it will have to be replaced at some point. Let me know if you want more insights into the recovery
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I am in a very similar situation. My aneurysm is actually larger than yours at 4.8, but I am very close to having the surgery as well. Where are you considering having the surgery? I am weighing out traveling to Cleveland or Rochester vs benefits of being closer to home.