@aigul29
It is a very scary diagnosis. I remember being told about it in the ER when found incidentally during a scan done for another reason. I was shocked I was sent home, but I was at no risk. After 7 years, my aneurysm is still there, and I am doing fine. I did just have a recheck with the neurosurgeon this year (2026), and no intervention is planned. In my situation, it is calcified and with VERY minimum chance of rupture. It does continue to slowly grow.

Everyone's situation is different, and the risks and benefits of surgery have to be considered.

After being first diagnosed, the providers scanned and monitored every year, then less often. No planned recheck needed now. But every so often, I have a head scan for another reason, and the size of anyurm is noted.

I did have a side effect from the aneurysm in the last few years. My hearing on the right side was being affected because an aneurysm was pushing on the eustachian tube, preventing drainage and causing fluid backup. ENT and neurosurgery agreed it was better to treat the symptom then cuase. I had ear tubes placed and took care of the problem.

What are the providers telling your mother? Was it found incidentally, or were they trying to diagnose a problem?