Are there new breakthroughs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm surgeries?

@thevikole
Not that I’m aware of.

@cyn22 A Pill?? That wont happen in my life time. My aneurysm is herditary .My two brothers died from them. I dont think Drs tell the truth. they do start growing larger again and that is why you need ct scan every year.

@kebrpa20 Thank you! Im always worried 😔

@jetdoc
I just got done with the same procedure. Im 71 & I had a 6.3cm AAA when I had the EVAR surgery. In & out of the hospital in 28 hrs. The side affects were minimal. No pain & minimal scarring near my groin area. Two 1/2” scars. Also had a sore throat from the oxygen tubes. Had 2 follow up scans; Ultrasound & CT Scan to check for endoleaks & graph movement. All turned out great!
Just started to get back to working out.
Will meet with surgeon on 9/29 to discuss future follow up maintenance.
There’s a moral to my story;
I never experienced any pain or internal bleeding. I only took this test as Medicare offers this Ultrasound ONCE free of charge. I was a smoker for 40 yesrs so I was high risk.
Today, I thank God for giving me the knowledge to make this life saving decision.
DONT WAIT!

@maverick1791
Congratulations to you on your successful outcome! My husband turned 70 last week and has his EVAR surgery scheduled for 10/8/25. His aneurysm is 5.2 cm and has been watched every 6 months for a few years. It was found accidentally after a family member was diagnosed with a genetic mutation called Loeys-Dietz syndrome which causes aneurysms. We feel very fortunate to have found this out. I’m particularly encouraged by your result and no endless or other complications from the surgery so far. It causes a lot of stress worrying about complications from this surgery. Best wishes for continued good health for you and thank you for posting.

@mwendt54
My prayers are with you and your husband for a pain free & successful surgery.
Please drop me a note to let me know how it went.
♥️

@maverick1791
My husband had his EVAR for AAA on 10/8. The procedure itself went extremely well. No pain, no endoleaks so far. The surgery itself took about 2 1/2 hours. He had 2 stents placed and was discharged the following day 10/9.
On Saturday 10/11 he was complaining that he “wasn’t feeling right.” Had fullness in his stomach and was constipated. He took a laxative and proceeded to have diarrhea and was very light headed, dizzy and complaining about not being able to move his feet. He couldn’t get up and I certainly couldn’t and wouldn’t even try. I called 911. They arrived and his blood pressure was in the tank, 87/52. He was pale and sweaty. I asked them to take him back to the medical center where he had the procedure for 2 reasons, #1 it’s a level 1 trauma center and #2 his surgeon was there and this medical center is the best in the Milwaukee, WI area. His dizziness has continued over the past couple days, was found to be in metabolic acidosis. Fluids, lovenox and decreasing his blood pressure medication was started. He’s doing better tonight. We walked the floor a few times, was up in the chair throughout the day and was able to shower. All scans look great, no complications from the EVAR procedure just scary as hell. You had asked for an update so there it is. The procedure itself couldn’t have gone better and we are very happy. He should be able to come home tomorrow.

@mwendt54
Thank you for the update. As I understand your email, the EVAR went better than expected? That’s great! No leakage & stents staying in place.
Im not sure how he got the Metabolic Aacidosis. Not even sure what that is so I won’t comment.
Make sure he keeps walking to prevent any blood clots from forming. My nurse put my feet in inflatable socks that would pump up & deflate every 10 seconds. This prevents blood clots from forming. Not great for sleeping though.
Within the next 30 days or so, he should have an Ultrasound & CT Scan. These tests would find any Endoleaks & check to make sure the stens stay in place.
Just finished mine on 9/25 & got the all clear from my surgeon. In 6 months I’ll have another Ultrasound. If that goes well, it will be a yearly test for the rest of my life. My artificial graft should last my lifetime.
Make sure he keeps walking to make sure he builds up his leg muscles.
Thanks for the great update !
God Speed ftom Carol Stream, Il. 🙏

I had op 16 months ago chronic pain still ,pain killers not effective last resort is methadone .
Mobility is reduced due to loss of blood and oxygen to spine ,there was complication as first applied stent broke which could have attributed to my condition .
,Must say ,sorry was not really an excuse or expression I experienced on the out come .

Is AAA also atherosclerosis or is this different??
I find the drs not too concerned and am going to push for tests to check the seriousness. I am having surgery soon for cancer and this is a concern