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New diagnosis of ascending aortic aneurysm and I’m terrified
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I would like to have it fixed now. However they said 4.1 is just not eligible for surgery. I hate the waiting… I can’t think about anything else. I feel like I’m mentally ill from this diagnosis.
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I completely understand how you feel, I started a low dose antidepressant to help me cope with this diagnosis. I’m at 4.4 🙁
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I went a bit crazy myself and bombarded my cardiologist with frantic messages. He could see I was freaking out and had me come in for a visit that hadn't been planned. He was very reassuring. I asked lots of questions and got more infomation, which helped a lot. I'm 4.2 and have a leaky valve, but my doctor says I may never get to the point of needing surgery. I sort of take that with a grain of salt, but at least I can live day to day without hysteria. Once things settle down, you'll feel lots better I'm sure.