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Thoracic aortic aneurysm: Anyone had surgery?

Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: May 24 7:13am | Replies (250)

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@fjc1962

Wow, that is great news! What a relief that must be to hear. Mine is at 4.7 and my doctor told me I need to start thinking about surgery. So, I’m very concerned about having to do something soon. I haven’t talked to a specialist/surgeon yet. I live in Florida but don’t want to be concerned with distance. Does anyone have a recommendation?

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@fjc1962 I don’t know the details of your conditions. The urgency depends on many factors, if you have family history of heart attack, bicuspid aortic valve with underlying genetic disorder and the root of Ascending Aorta involved you have to do the surgery due to the risk of eruption to mention the few based on my assessment of the literatures. You have to follow the cardiologist guidelines. I think Celevland clinic operates in Florida, check the surgeon there. I have a plan to go to different state to see one of their Surgeon, they are one of the best based on many factual stats. Educate yourself based on your conditions before you rush. My local surgeon recommended me to plan for surgery, BUT I decided to wait based on education decisions.

Depends on where you live in Florida but Dr Vo is very good, Jacksonville, Florida. He operated on me November 1st. Mine was very unstable plus during the operation he found two more so went ahead and fixed them with implants. Very good doctor who cares for his patients. I’m still recovering and probably will for a couple more months.