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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Mar 11 7:54pm | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
I think it's nice to meet and be followed by the people that may some day be doing your surgery. You get to know them and they get to know you. They're up on all the newest treatments and medications.
A regular cardiologist is treating so many things. (blood pressure, CHF, angina and other cardiac problems)
My Aneurysm was 4.2 cm last September. I see my cardiologist April 1. I'm going to talk to him about talking to a cardiothoracic surgeon. I chose my cardiologist because I knew him when we worked together in a hospital. I trust him to do what's best for me, but I would still like the opportunity, which you are about to have, to question a cardiothoracic surgeon. I turn 71 in a few months, so I'm hoping to never have to have surgery.
Good luck with your meeting with the surgeon. Write down all your questions before you go , because sometimes these appointments go pretty quick and I'd like you to come out with the answers you need. Best wishes!!🙏
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Pegsterb, I thank you for your kind wishes! It sounds like we are travelling a similar path. I, too, will be turning 71 in a few months. My aneurysm was 4.1 cm last May (up from 3.8 cm the previous year. A cardiac MRA I had done over two years ago read 3.5 cm). But maybe the growth will have slowed down.
While I am not sure meeting with a cardiothoracic surgeon is called for this early in the game, guess it will put my mind at ease to know conclusively what is the best approach. I won’t hesitate to get a second or third opinion, if circumstances warrant that.
Wishing you good luck also with your cardiologist appointment in April!
All the best. 🌺