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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Dec 11 7:12pm | Replies (581)
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@marylou78

Hi, just diagnosed in August and I completely get the feeling of walking around feeling like a ticking time bomb (I constantly hear the pop goes the weasel song in my head while going about my day-to-day life) 4.2 with BAV. My Dr also put me on Toprol which I was surprised by because I only had slightly high BP 124/76 (historically I have never had high BP, so I'm assuming stress) Do you mind me asking if you have historically had high BP

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houston13 | @houston13 | Sep 6 2:14pm

I believe once they find the aneurym(s) the main goal becomes keeping your BP from rising even if it is momentaneously, there are activities and moments that may raise your BP without you even knowing (you are not monitoring your BP 24 hrs), so prescribing betablockers is a common practice. My BP was around where yours is and I also got prescribed Metoprolol, now for life. I also have a BAV, and BAVs make us more vulnerable to developing aneurysms.

My aneurysm was repaired 4 1/2 years ago, they left my BAV since it was still highly functional, I will have to have it replaced at some point in the future

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croblesaz | @croblesaz | Sep 6 4:46pm

No, my blood pressure always ran on the low side my whole life. In first cardiology appointment, doctor ordered full lipid panel which revealed all my numbers were way out of whack. Everything bad was high, in addition to BP. This runs in my family, but not me, till now, in my 60s.

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