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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jan 19 1:54pm | Replies (8)
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I had a sudden dissection at 50. Followed by emergency open-heart surgery. You don’t wanna go that way. There’s a very good chance you won’t survive it even if you’re lucky enough to get to the hospital on time. Most people are dead from it when they hit the ground. So my recommendation to you as a survivor of it is to get a referral to a top-notch thoracic surgeon who can look at your situation and decide what the best plan of action is. I would not rely on a cardiologist telling you to get scans every five years. That is not sufficient. I’m fully repaired and I get scanned every year with contrast. Peace.
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Thanks moonboy, I do understand the implications of dissecting, and that is why I’m scared of it happening, especially when I read words like yours. ‘There’s a very good chance you won’t even survive it…most people are dead from it when they hit the ground.’ That’s not very reassuring lol.
I was never going to accept a 5 yearly scan, and I should have said she offered that not yet knowing about my brother’s aneurysm. But I am hoping to get into a vascular or cardiothoracic specialist in the city 3.5 hours away. Not that they can do much if I dissect spontaneously, but at least I’ll have more confidence about the diagnosis and the possibility of surgery.