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Replies to "Hello @andreas92103, That must have been so scary! I’m so glad you reached out to Mayo..."
Thank ou for the gracious reply. The shock is beginning to wear off, primarily regarding how unusual this type of aneurysm is. I was also gobsmacked to learn that if a CAA ruptures, mortiality is pegged at 40%.
I spoke with my GP two days ago, and he informed me the CAA is actually 2.0cm, not 1.5cm, and I inferred their attitude is to take a wait-and-see approach and have a CAT scan every 9-12 months. I have very good insurance so there shouldn't be a problem with this schedule of investigation, which I'm grateful for. If it goes to 2.5-3.0cm, I'm going to advocate lilke h*ll to have surgery. I simply cannot live (no pun intended) with a 40% mortality rate.
Oh, and as a quick footnote, on top of the urgent broken blood vessel in the lung finding out about this CAA, I get to have a kidney biopsy next month because I'm in State 3 renal failure. Hurray for me! lol.
It's a lot to take in all in 4 weeks. Ugh.
Thank you for your best wishes.
Andreas.