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Should I get a second opinion about surgery?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jul 19 9:33am | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
Hi Pattie,
I agree with the comments. This is not a 'watch and wait' situatiuon. I had some heart rhythm issues and they did an echo and found an ascending aneurysm of 5.4cm. Like you say, they can measure this lots of ways and the numbers differ, but you are for sure in the 5cm range as was I. I had surgery 1.5 years ago and consider myself fully recovered. I can now bike, hike, run, and do most anything I wany physically. So I'd strongly recommend getting the surgery done. You will be frail for a couple months post surgery so make sure you have all your bases covered and have someone to support you those first few weeks. If you walk every day (that means every day)...with a goal of 10k+ steps/day, you will come out of this surgery stronger and more confident. ....make sure you get a surgeon who has done a lot of these surgeries... they are complex! So good luck!
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Yes, I do think this will probably not be a watch and wait situation… thank you for weighing in! So encouraging to know your surgery was successful and that you are back to an active lifestyle! I like to walk and hike, so continuing that is a huge goal for me. Good to know that walking daily is recommended post surgery!
My biggest worry is my age (almost 76) and how that will impact my surgery outcome and recovery. Well, I have a million questions and hopefully I will get most of them answered at my 2nd opinion appointment next week! Thanks so much for your good wishes!