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What is the correct cm in thoracic aorta ansersym to have surgery
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jan 10 9:27pm | Replies (83)Comment receiving replies
Houston13, after a ct scan, I found out I have a 4.2cm dilated ascending aorta. When you found out about yours did your Doc say you could continue to work out? Gym work, yoga, walking etc?
Thank you!
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There’s the video I hope it helps, keep exercising it is important to keep you body in the best shape possible. At 4.3 you’re still far from the critical zone and you never know whether you will ever need the surgery but being in good shape will pay dividends.
All the best
@jdfiii mine was found at 4.2 and I was told I could continue weight lifting as usual with annual monitoring. That was two years ago and I am now at 4.5 and I’m waiting to find out if I can continue to weight train or not. I’m really hoping I can because I have loved it my whole adult life and not getting to weight train is going to be tough on my psyche. I just turned 60.
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Mine was found already at 5.2 cm and surgery followed 2 months after, so no much time for workout restrictions but my cardiologist encouraged me to stay active and exercise just avoid any exercises where you normally tend to hold your breath and grunt (heavy weights, even crunches) it is known that in those moments BP spikes significantly and that is detrimental to aneurysms. It is a balance, you want to keep your body in good shape but avoid the BP spikes (learning how to properly breathe also helps so that you’d not ever hold your breath). Someone posted an interview with my cardiologist in this forum and he speaks about exercises and aneurysms, the man is an aneurysm nerd, great Dr, let me find it and will repost