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Newly diagnosed and/or living with ascending aortic aneurysm…anxiety
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Hi mine is 5.1 or 5.0 and my doctor says it in the watchful waiting period that easy for him to say he doesn't have a bomb in his chest lol yeah I'm scared but I'm putting it in God's hands and I know it will be ok but I've had 11 cat scans done in over two years and they says it's been about the same 5.2 5.0 and 5.1 since I'm a bigger guy my thoracic surgeon doesn't want to operate until it's 5.5 but I'm still scared full of anxiety how do people cope with it
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The thing I have the hardest time with is that no one seems to care about the Why? What caused the aneurysm? Is that other condition that caused the aneurysm just going to kill me some other way?
I have other signs of either pulmonary artery hypertension or heart failure, and nothing is being investigated.
It's insane to me.
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Mine was a 6.0 in March. I had emergency Abdominal AA surgery in February (They found 3 when I went in for pack pain). I think they are waiting for me to heal. Next scan is September. I take my meds and do lots of walking and breathing. My BP was still all over the map even after slimming down and eating healthy. I finally went on anti-anxiety meds a few weeks ago just so I could work and stay flat. It has made a huge difference. Not planning to stay on the meds forever but needed something more so I could function during this time. My surgeon saved my life once already so I trust him when he says I’m doing great and let’s talk in September.