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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Feb 24 11:19am | Replies (79)
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This is just a question. my friend has an AAA and gets it checked often. She has decided not to have anything done. She is so afraid of having to have the open surgery and then she might not survive. She went thru a bout of septic shock and took months to recover and she doesn't want to go thru that again. I have told her to go to Mayo and I would go with her and get their opinion there...…..She said Dr. has told her there are risks either way. Any advice I can give her to help her make a decision...… Thanks.
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@sakota I think there is risk with any surgery and in fact, with any hospitalization. However, that said, if/when my AAA reaches the size that my cardio suggests surgical repair, I will know it has reached the point where it has the potential to "blow" and that is likely to mean sudden death. Unless I am really, really old, I'm having the surgery. For the very elderly and infirm, there is a less invasive repair.
I think getting an opinion from a Mayo Cardio AAA specialist will at least give your friend all the information she needs to make an informed decision.