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I have a 4.8 cm ascending aorta aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Feb 15 12:38pm | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
@bignelie My biggest worry is dissection-my blood pressure is under control but not to the new levels I have read about. My cardiologist is ordering a full echo for my heart to get a better perspective. I think I read too much about this because now I'm doubting my cardiologist because he's not ordering a Gated Ct. I want to be my own advocate, but I don't want to alienate my physicican so I'm getting a second opinion. Glad to hear you're getting back in the saddle after the surgery. Thanks!
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@pconkin1 Stanford Aortic Disease Center was great and it where I had my surgery and cardiology care so can say they did a great job in diagnoses and eventually surgery and post care. Also they have a great cafeteria at the 500 building and can highly recommend for a good meal.
As with any disease, it is not a one size fits all so give yourself grace to wonder what is right or best for you. When in the learning phase, which I think you are in, I took a lot of time to get a baseline between all doctors I felt good with. Every person did offer their best knowledge on what they knew but I had to work up to the experts and even then I had to sit with what they were telling me.