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Celiac Artery Aneurysm: Anyone else with same illness?
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It would be good to find vascular surgeons who have actually performed the operation. I live in the L.A. area and have consulted a surgeon at UCLA but he has never done one. During my first visit about 4 years ago he told me to monitor it with CT scans and we could consider a coil stent or a more invasive surgery if and when it grows to 1.4cm. I haven't met with him since then but when I had a follow up CT he read the results and emailed me. He said that it wasn't growing and I should continue to monitor but he didn't believe that I would ever need repair. I haven't received any advice about things I should be doing prophetically and was never told to avoid lifting weight of any type.
Perhaps collectively we can all develop a consistent strategy of how and what to do while waiting as well as symptoms we may experience while waiting.
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That's very interesting. Thanks for the info. I wasn't told about lifting weight either. In fact they simply said just live your life like normal. Did they advice you to take any type of precaution? Mine is 1.3 and my vascular surgeon said they wouldn't do anything unless it was 2cc.
Also, I will bring that up.
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The vascular team at mayo told me every two years for CTs, mine hasnt grown at all. I also have blood clots on the back side which is actually a good thing. Its been 5 years and mine hasnt changed at all.