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Sonya I was diagnosed with 4.2 thoratic ascending anuerysm. I was inquiring if any one else has. had any symptoms. This is how they discovered it. I have chest pain, between the shoulder blades, dizziness and left arm pain. I realize this is a small anuerysm.
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Hi Sonya. I don't see where it says that you have seen a cardiologist, but you should.
Everyone has different symptoms, but you certainly can have horrific pain between the shoulder blades if you have a sudden bulge in the wall instead of just a progressive slow growth of the aorta. I did and I had sudden visual brown out. I use this term because I didn't pass out.
Mine is the same size and in the same place, and I was asymptomatic (found it during a normal chest ultrasound with a cardiologist - heart disease is in my family). How's your blood pressure? At least the dizziness could be attributable to that. Mine was somewhat high (around 140-150/85-90),but I started on olmesartan and it's regular now, and the dizziness seems to have gone away (and my 6-month MRA showed no growth over the initial CT scan last year)
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Hi Sonyaparish69, I think you might ask your cardio MD if this was an accidental discovery as I have an ascending aortic aneurysm and I do not have any pain and mine is about the same size of yours. My concern is that the source of your pain is still undiagnosed. Just a good topic for discussion with your MD. I am not a medical professional so can't really say much other than to suggest you check it out with your cardio to assure your symptoms are not from another issue.