Hi, I was 29 (30 now, all happened recent)when end up having a celiac aortic aneurysm that ruptured.
Began having abdominal pain first thing in morning, though tried working through it thinking go away. Three hours into shift got worst, end up leaving work and tried going emergency.
Was waiting two hrs, went through triage second time as still was getting worse, only get told not much they could do but put me up few places but wait time was probably still 2 more hrs.
Left emergancy cause was in enough pain and could not sit still and pacing moving around, was close to laying on the floor there. Went to a smaller town health center walk in clinic that was 15 mins away, there after seeing me they sent be back to the hospital by ambulance.
Back at the hospital, I honestly dont remember what test were and were not done, only was giving morphine and ice chip diet, discharge early next day.
Went home and pain moved to chest, couldn't lay still and tried hot bath in hope would help out some unfortunate didn't. Within few hours being home went back to emergency. Only few things recall from second visit was going for a chest xray and unable to even switch body from the pain and passing out, only to awake to bunch of doctors around me and being lifted to a stretcher. Got told was going be sent to another hospital as they didn't have a vascular surgeon.
The surgery told my close members in my family that my survival rate was 10%, more less prepare for the worst.
I undergone 3 surgeries, one for repairing the aneurysm, second was due to clamps shifting from first surgery resulting in mass blood loss. Carton of milk(1L) blood every 30 mins. Third surgery resulted in spleen removal due to loss of blood flow it died , and to repair artery in leg. Had four surgery to go back to fix the leg one later as they could not find a pulse in the foot about 10 days later.
Was in the icu unit for 3 weeks before being sent back to hospital in my area in regular unit for another 4 weeks.
Currently on anticoagulant, seeing doctors for different things every week so far.

The cause for this, unknown. Alone as they say quite young for this to happen. Not overweight, no high blood pressure, no drugs, no alcohol or smoking (other then vape if do want count that which only did for year and half) health wise I was pretty good.

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