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Hi feel down too and try to keep my self up- I’m 48 and felt palpitations on and off since I was 8. I have 2 daughters 3 and 5. A 4.3 aneurysm was found incidentally 6/2018. Been depressed and scared since. I just wanted to share all the positive notes I have been taking to help make my self feel better which sometimes helps:
I wil be fine
Managed/Monitored.
no treatment needed
try not to worry about it
based on size - not dangerous - may never grow larger- keep bp low as it is-mine small-enlarged will be fixed if ever grows-routine
small/stable
no treatment needed-no surgercal indication now or ever only requires observation
no limitations other than bench/heavy weights
can live entire lives with this size and nothing happening
treatable when small - repairable when larger - there is a fix - monitored - most important.
gradual
too small - not a prob
many years checking - not now
keep fit
live and let live
keep up w apts
listen to dr's
repair rate high ie 98% - Full Recovery - Excellent They do millions of these
prob- 10 years - maybe more or ever- out repair - maybe new meds or non/minimaly-invasive fix's
stop thinking about it Dont do this to myself
file under all other worries u dont think of.
STAY POSITIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanks for the post - I think your diagnosis is about as close to mine as any I've read on these board so far. I'm 44 and was diagnosed with a 4.3cm ascending aortic aneurysm last month. Of course, at first I thought I would be dead in 2 months...but two cardiologists and a surgeon assured me I would not (at least not from this!). I'm not religious or spiritual at all, but I've taken to saying "It's not going to happen today" every morning, just to remind myself what the reality is.
I do have a question about exercise, though, because I was told the same - just no 'heavy weights'. But what is 'heavy'? And what about cardio? I do 3-4 miles on an elliptical 3-4 days a week, and I'm worried about the blood pressure spikes this might cause. (my BP isn't super high, usually under 130 while at rest, and I've been taking beta blockers since the diagnosis)
So true and appreciate this since staying positive will be important.
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❤️🙏🏻thank u had a mental health therapy appt today & this is just what the therapist ordered. Many thanks to you.