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Ascending Aortic Dilation - Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
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"Incidentental finding " of a 4.2 CM ascending aorta aneurysm on a CT. I am 66 . My Doctor plans f/u CT in March, started me on a 3rd blood pressure pill and cholesterol med to gain better control, told to continue treadmill and free weights at the gym I joined before the diagnosis and said life as usual. Why am I still panicky?? Can this be right?
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I was not the one who had a friend who was recovering, but I am the one who is meeting a vascular Surgeon for the first time tomorrow. This one has done AA before, but I don’t don’t know about his familiarity with ascending AA. He is located locally for me, with Brown University Medical School. So it’s a teaching hospital. I also have Boston and Yale Hospitals nearer me than Cleveland or Florida Mayo. But he appears to have very good rating.
Also heard very important to find best surgeons who do repairs routinely - my research shows Mayo Clinic , cleaveland clinic and cedars Sinai - see others too - local to me but will have to decide when and if the tine comes. Was told may never have to. Hope your friend ends up fully recovering
@cobweb I did not know that about Cipro and aneurysms. Thanks for that information.
On Mayo's website, there are a listing of side effects of Cipro. Here is the link, https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/ciprofloxacin-oral-route/side-effects/drg-20072288.
I did not see anything about aneurysms.
I understand your anxiety. I now tell my friends, i know what is chasing me, do you know what is chasing you? I also cut my weights in half, nothing over 25 pounds, met with my surgeon and cardiologist. Now i just relax and pay attention to my body. No use worrying yourself to an early grave. Now if it would only quit raining and allow us to plant.
I am at 4.8 and 78 and feel good. I could worry a lot but decided i would rather play golf, bike and garden. Better use of my time. I have no control over the other choice.
I’m in a panic mode right now. I had an edco done two months ago every thing was fine with my heart. But i seen it said enlarged ascending aorta at 3.7?So i ask for a CTA of the chest it came back normal every was fine and my
ascending was 3.3 negative no aneurysm was found. I was wondering which one to
believe is the ct more accurate. Just try she has some one went threw the same thing
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There was an error in the referral; I was sent to a vascular surgeon instead of a cardiologist thoracic surgeon . But at least the ultrasound was done there. Now on March 20, I will go to the correct one! He has done quite a few aorta fixes even though he is 41yrs old. I will post you about that experience. I’m having trouble with blood pressure ever since my unrelated colectomy in January. Some people say it takes a while for your post op body to rebalance itself especially after there was removal of tissue or organ’s. I had 6 inches of my beginning ascending colon removed for a polyp that turned out to be benign.