Although your aneurysm seems to be growing rather quickly, it is not in the danger range just yet and a subsequent test will give you more information -- is it really growing or is it a difference in how the test is read? As I understand it, repair of the aneurysm is not considered until it reaches the 5 cm size.

I've had an ascending aortic aneurysm for 16 years and it has grown from 3.8 to 4.2. But various current testing shows it is now 4.2 or 4.3 or 4.1. And my cardio tells me these differences are not significant.

I know it is hard to relax when you are first diagnosed with an aneurysm but do recognize you are far from the danger range and if the aneurysm is fast growing, your doc will keep a close eye on it and schedule repair at the appropriate time -- with plenty of time for you to get to the hospital for the procedure.

I am on blood pressure drugs to keep the pressure low and I am restricted to lifting no more than 25 lbs.

I wish you good luck and a slow growing aneurysm.

Donna

Hello fellow Atlantic Canadians. I am in Nova Scotia. I have an aorta and celiac artery aneurysm. I find the doctors in Halifax very easy going if it comes to following me. I have only talked on the phone with a vascular surgeon since my diagnosis in 2022. I have had 1 CT angiogram scan for it and one for the connective tissue clinic where they discovered I had an aorta aneurysm as well.
There hasn’t been any advice besides no heavy lifting. I keep an eye on my blood pressure, but for the rest….i don’t know.
I suspect I might have Ehlers Danlos syndrome (I have quit a few symptoms), but I can’t get a referral for genetic testing. I don’t have a family doctor. Mostly I learn about aneurysms is by Googling it and reading medical research papers.🙂