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Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Sep 19 7:56am | Replies (551)

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Aprille, can you not have the aneurysm operated on asap? Living with that in your body must be stressful to say the least. If it bursts, unless you are IN the hospital at that time and they stop the hemorrhaging right away....let's put it this way, it's a dire situation. I know there is a certain limit in the size of the aneurysm that then requires an operation . At some point it must be operated on. It seems to me, the earlier the better.
I wish doctors would be honest about side effects of drugs. But it may be that they just don't know. After all they didn't study pharmacology. You can look them up yourself AND consult with the real experts on drugs and interactions and side effects and that is, of course, your pharmacist.

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Replies to "Aprille, can you not have the aneurysm operated on asap? Living with that in your body..."

No, unfortunately they will not operate on aneurysms smaller than a certain size due to complications from surgery outweighing benefits. Many people supposedly live with aneurysms for up to 15 years because they stay small. I go in for 6 month evaluation in September to assess growth and size and we move from there. I just started weaning myself off of beta blockers this morning and already feel much better! My pharmacist told me to call my doctor who said my "side effects" Weren't related to meds. He did call back to say go ahead and stop taking meds but no suggestion on how to do that! 😕