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"Aneurysm Thoracic Aortic Without Rupture"?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Dec 19, 2022 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
No heavy lifting where there is straining. That's pretty standard recommendation for anyone with an aortic aneurysm. Low weight (below 30-50 lb depending on the Dr.) high rep is ok as long as you stop before straining for the last few reps. It also means no more hoisting my suitcase in the airplane overhead bin or pack-muling 70 lb of groceries up a flight of stairs. All that has been probably the most difficult adjustment for me.
I'm on a low dose beta-blocker and the pill is split into 1/2 in the am, half in the pm so that my heart rate and BP never get too low. My Dr. Says the risk for low flow TIA due to a sudden drop in BP is very unlikely with this dose and method.
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They had me on beta blocks for 6.5 years. First 3 mos. Metoprolol, after operation had bad side effects. Cardiologist ignored them. My HR before medication has always around 54. The beta blocker dropped it even lower. At 3 mos. had a low-flow TIA, cardiologist didn't even have the guts to show up. Surgeon took charge, ran test for three days then let me go home without prognosis. While in the hospital the internal medicine doctor overdosed me with medication. Her response was "That's why we like to do things in a controlled environment (^%$#@!). Second cardiologist overdosed me on Atenolol. 90s/40.s, HT 41, doctor ignored numbers even after years of complaint and documentation. Comment "We don't have time for that here, we're in a production mode." (^%$#@!) Wanted to try a pacemaker &^%$#@!. Got rid of him after second low-flow TIA. Next doctor took me off beta blocker immediately. Had to change hospitals. I can go on for pages. BE YOUR OWN ADVOCATE AND DO SOME RESEARCH> The internet saved my butt.