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Thoracic aortic aneurysm: Anyone had surgery?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: May 24 7:13am | Replies (250)Comment receiving replies
Welcome to Connect, @noram. I see you've had some great feedback from @morninglory and @crhp194 so far.
This article from Mayo Clinic http://mayocl.in/2hag0w8 states that the decision on how to best treat an aneurysm depends on its size and rate of its growth, location and your overall health and that 5.0-5.5 cm is typically the size when surgery is considered.
Have you talked to your doctors about the pain in your chest? Have you talked to someone about managing the anxiety and stress you are feeling? Hopefully talking with us on this forum will help ease the stress.
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I only see my cardiac doctor once a year and most of the problems seem to have started after my last visit. I don't have another appointment till spring. My regular general doctor says she would do surgery ASAP but she is not a cardiac specialist. Would love to talk to someone about the stress but really no one in this area to talk to. So glad I stumbled on this place. Thank you for responding to my message.