Thank you
Just an update for the discussion group
When I was first diagnosed with the ascending aortic aneurysm in Dec.2017, I thoufht that my life changed. I had lots of questions, and many were answered in this discussion group. But more questions arose as well. Then I recall that I had an echocardiogram 1 year ago, when I had some pain that was diagnosed as a muscle event only. When I asked my cardiologist what the measurement was then, he said it was the same. Yet, he didn’t tell me,...said it was an incidental finding.
I got a second opinion recently, and was told that it is a borderline diagnosis, and that I shouldn’t worry very much, that my hypertension should be monitored and controlled, and if my repeat echo in July is unchanged, I could thereafter be monitored every 3-5 years. I feel now like I need a 3rd opinion.
He explained that the measurements tools are not accurate, so not reliable. That’s disconcerting.
While it made me feel better, I feel like I am under as fake sense of security.
Why is this area of medicine so lacking in reliable literature and in reliable tools to measure the aneurysm?
I worry less, plan on eating better and e revising more, hoping to address my blood pressure issues, while I await my next echocardiogram.
Stay tuned.
Hope all of you who are going through this uncertainty are ensuring that you get 2nd and 3rd opinions.