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Hello, I am a 60 year old male, 6' 1" tall, 218lbs. I had a CT scan < 7 months ago, they found a 4.1cm TAA. Now I realize that may not be that bad, however, I have had many CT scans before with and without contrast in the same area as they were looking for more blood clots, (I have clotted up four times, the last being main in rt leg, both lungs and my neck). So with that being said, as an engineer, I view this as a 4.1cm growth in one year excessive as that was my last CT scan showing nothing at all. My hematologist agrees that this is concerning as she reviewed my last 5 CT scans showing nothing. So, my point, I strongly feel I need another scan to see how much it has grown since this last showing scan which was 6 months 3 days ago... Am I right, or over reacting?? I hope I didn't duplicate this as it is my first time posting on a forum.. TY, Keith
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@ktracy515
Hello.....I'm sure you know the size you describe didn't start at zero. I believe a "normal" ascending aorta can be around 3.4cm for a male your age. The size for concern and surgical intervention is 5-5.5cm, depending on the growth rate. There are criteria for intervention sooner, that is governed by growth rate and individual patient condition. Mine started around 3.8cm almost 8 years ago, and it is now at 4.5cm, probably primarily due to blood pressure issues, and afib. Early BP control is essential for long term growth control. Hope this gives you some more perspective. Best of luck with your treatment going forward!!
@ktracy515 So I just had another CTA scan after 5 months 25 days, my aneurism grew another .5 cm,. So now how often should I have it checked??
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In my humble opinion I think you are right . We watched mine for 7 years and it remained pretty stable. Doc actually said I could do scan once a year or twice…up to me. I chose twice so not to worry and lo and behold 6 months later it had grown an entire centimeter …..and in the next two months that it took to get me scheduled for surgery it had grown a bit more. I’m glad it was monitored so closely.