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Is a 4,1 AAA something to worry about.
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Nov 21 4:47pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@mwendt54 Thank You for your response. How did your husband do with the surgery itself. I know there are so many new advances that we have now that were not available years ago, but the thought of open heart surgery is a concern for anybody who has to endure it. I appreciate any information you can give me so I am ready to handle what is ahead. Hope you and your husband are doing well now.
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My husband had an abdominal aortic aneurysm and had the EVAR minimally invasive surgery through his groin. It was not open heart surgery because it was not in his chest but in his abdomen. If the EVAR is not possible for some reason, then an open abdominal aneurysm surgery would need to be performed. That to my understanding is more complicated and has a longer recovery period. He was lucky that the EVAR was able to be performed. We were also fortunate that we have a very highly respected teaching medical facility in our area, Froedtert Lutheran Memorial Hospital with surgeons who have done hundreds if not thousands of these procedures. He was discharged the following day and just had his follow up this week with a CT scan and everything was perfect. We are due to have another follow up scan in 6 months. Good luck to you.