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What is it like to die with an aortic Aneurysm?
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Thanks all for a very good insight on my condition.
I am 79 and I have had a very good life. With 3 successful careers, a 47 year marriage and 2 wonderful children. To highlight a few.
My aneurysm was found through a lung x-ray I had a month ago. Sugary was recommended. I had made up my mind, that if I had lung cancer (depending on the stage it was in) that I would consider euthanasia. This is possible because I live in The Netherlands. One of the reasons I moved here. My wife left us this way when she had terminal bowel cancer. She had a lot of pain leading up to it though.
I am considering doing nothing and go on enjoying life as I have been doing all along.
This seems like a quick and not too painful way of leaving. I really don't want long hospital stays, or chemotherapy, or relying on morphine to keep pain away.
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Isn't it amazing how we're having to wrestle with these issues that for so long have seemed very abstract? I'm 79 with an aortic aneurysm at 4.2 and I think everyday about what I would do under various circumstances. I know I'm old (though I still can hardly believe it) but I still have a large appetite for life. My husband is in the early stages of dementia, so the next ? years will demand a lot from me. I'm more-or-less prepared for that and want to do my best for him, knowing things will only get more difficult. Finding out about this aneurysm was such a shock. Now I have to consider that I might die first. I'm 2/12 yrs. older than my husband. I want to outlive him for obvious reasons, and I want another chapter in my life, another shot at happiness, not that I'm unhappy now, but we all have a lot of s--t in our lives. I have a good friend who lives in The Netherlands. About a year ago her husband went out for a walk, had a bad fall, and broke his neck. He was told he'd never walk again. He decided to exit this life on his own terms. I understand that for some people there are worse things than death. I want to be ready when the time comes, but I'm not finished yet. If I can make it to 85, I wonder how I'll feel then? Any decisions we make should bring us peace. I hope peace is what you find--and some happiness too.
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@takeck my 20something daughter had a fistula in their brain after a brain injury and surgery. The blood vessels didn't heal in a proper formation. Neurointerventional surgery was a miracle. They are amazing. I believe that surgery on an aneurysm is very similar. My kid was in the ICI one night then back to normal life. No pain. I am also in my 70's and believe we still have some good time left! But everyone feels differently and I respect your choices, whatever they are.