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New diagnosis today. Trying to figure what to do..
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Oct 7 2:48pm | Replies (57)Comment receiving replies
The only thing I would add to moonboy’s post is to take care of your body, if you smoke stop, exercise (keeping in mind the restrictions he listed), it is important to keep your body as healthy as possible, exercise also helps the mind to manage anxiety and stress. At 4.0 you may never get to the point of needing surgery but if you ever do, having taken care of your body will pay dividends. I had my repair at 5.2cm 5 years ago and being in good shape helped me recover quickly.
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@houston13 ....happy to hear you took care of your body and are now in good shape post surgery. Good for you. Can i ask roughly how old you are?
As an older women I am wondering how much age impacts the surgery outcome. Or is a healthy weight, diet, lifestyle and well exercised body more likely to do well despite being retirement age? Hoping so 🙂
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I have a 5.0 root aneurism that has been stable for many years.What are the chances that I will eventually need surgery and will it have to be open heart