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New diagnosis of ascending aortic aneurysm and I’m terrified
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Oct 21 3:20pm | Replies (185)Comment receiving replies
Relax. You’re gonna be fine. You’re better than 99% of the aortic patients out there because now you know you have a problem and you’re going to address it. Keep getting your regular CT scans and listen to your doctors. If they tell you that you need to have surgery then have it. I survived a type one aortic dissection emergently in 2015 at age 50. And I’m here to tell you nine years later that I’m living my best life. I’m healthy and happy and you should be too. Just be thankful that you know about it so that you don’t suffer the fate that I did and have happened to you suddenly without warning. You’re gonna be just fine. No powerlifting, no planking, keep your blood pressure down, and keep your spirits up. Listen to what your doctor tell you and take your blood pressure meds. Peace.
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You mentioned no planking. I do Pilates and we do limited planking. Should I avoid all Planking exercises?
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I am glad I decided to read comments, because like some others have stated no doctor told me not to lift anything more than 40lbs. I am overweight and I have high blood pressure, so I have been working with a trainer doing weights and circuit machines lifting over 40lbs. No one said anything to about the other things i.e. Marfan's syndrome or some identified genetic markers. The cardiologist didn't say anything close to comments I am reading and just made me feel like I was concerned for nothing. I was hospitalized for a few days 2 weeks ago because they thought I was having a stroke. My aortic aneurysm increased a little more than the average .01 in a year. It went from 4.1 in May of 2024 to 4.3 a year. I am wondering should I be concerned?
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Thank you for being so active on this forum. It’s extremely helpful to have someone with experience share their knowledge. This isn’t necessarily a death sentence, I hope people hear you. There is hope!