Thank you for this information. I do have an aortic ascending thoracic aneurysm. I am having trouble swallowing and I have a constant cough. Last summer I went to an ear, nose, and throat doctor. She put a camera into my nose and down my throat. I thought I might have a lump or something. I knew about my aneurysm, it was 5.5 cm.
but I did not know I would feel it so much in my throat. I chose no surgery, partly because of my age, I am 77, and too high of risk of being left having to depend on my children. So now it is 6.3, and besides chest pain, and cough, my throat really feels like I have a large lump in it. It is good to hear that other people know what it is and share information about it.