Hi, I was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm (5.1cm) last July during a routine CT scan for Right shoulder replacement. I'm a female, 63yrs. old and didn't have any symptoms. What a shocking, obscure discovery by chance! My anxiety was through the roof. Every little twinge, tightness, pain etc. sent me into this panic of imagining this thing inside me "blowing out"! What I've learned since is that I have to compartmentalize my thinking. I'm doing all I can do on my end (i.e. blood pressure medicine, statin, daily 80mg. aspirin, etc.) I've selected and established a surgeon that will ultimately do the surgery at his discretion. I go for a 3 month CT scan and Echocardiogram in May and the decision will be make when I see the surgeon on June 12th. My understanding is that it's not until 5.5cm that surgery is required. That being said, this ticking time bomb in my chest is a constant source of anxiety. Try to live your life and enjoy what makes you happy on a daily basis. Think about your aneurysm only when you have to! (blood pressure, dr. appts., ) I believe our mental health is just as important as taking your blood pressure or anything else! We are not suppose to let ourselves be stressed out or angry! I hope this helps a little. Lindy