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Any one live with an aneurysm for a long time without much growth?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jul 22, 2023 | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
I am currently 64, and like so many others my aneurysm was found incidentally (in 2017). At that time it was 4.2, and now is 4.8.
There seems to be precious little good information on how to safely live your life as your doctors suggested. For sure, no heavy, grunting weight lifting. I work with light weights three times per week.
I used to play softball and run, but when I got the 4.8 measurement quit both and switched to walking. I am now mixing a one mile run in the middle of my four mile loop. It’s not much but at least I feel a little more athletic. We know that a spike in our blood pressure is our enemy, and I am trying to navigate doing too little vs too much.
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I hear you. I wish more research regarding how to stay fit and not spike our blood pressure would be posted… I am being very conservative… 3 mile walk daily and that’s it! Was told to keep my BP ( systolic) below 130 by my future cardio vascular surgeon should aneurysm dissect; but, I just read that the bottom number is critical to keep down too, as well as heart rate. So I am trying to keep my heart rate below 120. When I am anxious, BO and HR spike (labile hypertension) my aneurysm is 4.2 and I am 63. I try to keep my BP at around 110/70 or less without medication except occasional anti anxiety medication low dose if I am stressed. I haven’t have my 1st follow up echo or CT, so I can only trust God that it is ‘t growing as I am doing everything I know to do… but the medical research and info is woefully inadequate in my view. It sounds like you’re doing everything well to keep yours from expanding to quickly. If you find new info on exercise, please post😃