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Do I need prompt surgery for a 5.2 cm AAA or a second opinion?
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@martinkennot did you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm or an ascending aortic aneurysm? Wow! It is amazing you survived! Your wife saved your life. You were at 6.5cm and it dissected? I am at 6.2cm and am hoping I can get surgery scheduled ASAP once I meet with the surgeon. I have the abdominal variety.....
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@jrcollins999 yes my wife is my hero. Thankfully she is more stubborn than me. And I was in my late 50s two years ago.
I had an ascending aortic aneurysm. And a full ascending and descending dissection.
The valve was dissected too which caused regurgitation.
Valve replaced and upper aorta grafted through open heart surgery, full cardiopulmonary bypass. Scans now show there's a kitchen sink in there!
But they left the descending dissection. My largest point of the descending is 3.8cm which is being medicinally managed.
Not giving medical advice here but I am told the descending is a little more resilient and could be less difficult to fix.
Everyone is different and aneurysms more different again. Get another opinion.
Use your time to research without panic, and try not to lift, pull, bend or over-exert yourself.
Lock in your options and prepare for your future.