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

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You're going to be fine. Generally surgery is not implicated until you reached 5.0 cm. You are going to want to keep your weight down your blood pressure down and no smoking or heavy drinking. You'll see your doctor next week and everything will be just fine. I had a complete aortic dissection in 2015 that I survived. I get annual CT scans with contrast of my aorta and other vasculature and mine is typically 4.1 to 4.2 cm after open heart surgery to repair it. I am still here after 10 years and thankful for every day. You'll be just fine because you know you have an issue and you can deal with it in an orderly fashion, as opposed to an emergent fashion like I had to. Just meet with your medical team and follow their careful advice. They're watching out for you and you're going to be OK. Peace and have a relaxing holiday.

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Thank you, Moonboy, for responding. I am a bundle of nerves right now with upset stomach and stuff. I eat healthy, am active, and blood pressure and weight is good. Only other problem that I know I have is Alpha-gal allergy (caused by Lone Star tick, and I can't have any meat from an animal with a hoof). I have been retired for 12 years from an office job, and since then, my best friend and I have been packing for a moving company, and I also volunteer at our local historical society's consignment shop. I am lifting heavy boxes and moving heavy furniture all the time. Probably lifting more weight than a lot of guys! So, are you limited to what you can lift?