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4.9 and abnormal shaped. Waiting to hear what they can do.
A normal scent will not work. Waiting to hear what kind of surgery can be done. The anxiety is horrible. Tried to stopped smoking but that not working to good. I'm 71 and goung thru this alone. Ty for listening
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You’re gonna be fine. You know you’ve got a problem now you can get help. I had a complete sudden dissection in 2015 and it was a nightmare. I wish I would’ve known that. I had the problem and I could’ve done something about it instead of having it happen to me suddenly. You are in really good hands in the sense that you know you’ve got a problem and you can do something about it and you’ve got a doctor and surgical team that are on it. You’re right on the cusp of being a candidate for surgery at 5 cm. You’re gonna be fine but you should know that there are 1 million open heart surgeries a year in the United States. It’s not the easiest thing in the world to go through, but trust me when I say this, you don’t wanna dissect suddenly because that is a disaster. So you’re not alone. There are lots of people on this Listserv who’ve had the surgery and who’ve come back here to pay forward. If you have any specific questions, feel free to post them here or reach out to me privately. You’re going to be fine. Peace.
@moonboy Thank you for the kind words. My doc is really on top of things.
Know what you mean....I,m not suitable for a traditional graft stent and now trying to explore the hybrid versions?
I feel for you. My husband’s is 4.2 and has been for 5 yrs. He worries about it all the time. He has lots of other issues tho, depression, anxiety, I also thought no he has Parkinson’s, but I can’t get him to go to any Dr but his cardiologist and his psychiatrist. Oh, also his kidney function is at 35%. 3 BP pills a day and it goes up to 165 down to 130.