Thanks.
I have confidence in my primary care doctor, who I think is the best one that Mayo has. But I think he’s overworked. I base this on him once telling me that he has so many messages to answer that “it’s a bit overwhelming, to be honest.” He’s not normally someone who would complain about anything, ever. He’s just doing what Mayo wants him to do, so I have nothing but admiration for him.

With an aortic aneurysm, my understanding is that there are no symptoms that a patient would be aware of. By the time there are, my guess is that the ruptured aorta would be potentially fatal. I don’t see any way that the patient could get to the operating room in time.