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Can Coughing Increase Size and Risk of Aortic Anuerysm
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Oct 19 2:48pm | Replies (59)Comment receiving replies
I will write back here. I will be asking those questions of the primary care doctor this coming Monday, 2/3/25.
I'm certain I've already gained by finding this group, and I only found it today.
However, initially, my request was only to be referred to a cardiologist to ask the questions.
Health Insurance I'm with Kaiser Permanente apparently has protocols and procedures which require the primary physician to refer to a specialist.
We'll see if the primary physician has solid enough answers to satisfy me or not.
I'm thinking as well thought out the primary physician answers may be, I'm still going to stand my ground and ask to see a cardiologist to get that perspective.
Unless maybe if the doctor agrees to another echocardiogram in 6 months to one year vs. 2 to 3 years he's currently prescribing.
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@james4cm
I've had a few CT scans done. 1/20/25 and 9/17/25.
The good news out of it is at least there's NO change.
Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm is still the same measurement 4.3 cm.
Another CT scan is scheduled one year out in September 2026.
Over the Summer of 2025
I hiked up Mt. Whitney 14,508 ft. elevation, six (6) times.
I Googled risks of high altitude hiking with an aortic aneurysm and it doesn't read well.
Cardiologist I'm seeing had a different opinion than my online research. Said good to go with the hiking to over 14 thousand foot elevation.
I felt fine on the hikes and being the CT scan after is the same as before the half a dozen times up Mt. Whitney looking like very thankfully my Cardiologist was correct.