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Celiac Artery Aneurysm: Anyone else with same illness?
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Hi everyone, Canadian here and a new member to this exclusive club.
Similar story to many, I had a CT scan for something completely unrelated and it came back saying I have a 17 mm partially calcified celiac artery aneurysm. That was about 3 weeks ago and I’m waiting for my appt to be scheduled with the vascular surgeon.
Like others in this thread, I also get twinges (not painful, just discomfort) just under the rib, usually my left side. They’ve been there a while and didn’t think much of it, but after this diagnosis and reading the experiences of others here, I’m thinking it’s related.
Not sure whether I want the VS to say I need surgery or wait & see, but anxious to find out one way or another. I’ll report back when I know!
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Hi Dave from the great Country of Canada. Nice to hear from a fellow Canadian. I’m a transplanted Canadian and a Canadian citizen (and at heart). I was born and raised in Sherbrooke in the Province of Quebec.
I am now a naturalized American citizen. That makes me a dual citizen of both Countries and can vote in the Canadian and American elections due to a Canadian Supreme Court decision.
I know that some Canadians don’t want Americans voting in their elections because I don’t live, work, or pay taxes in Canada. But Canada has determined that if you are born in Canada (like me) You will always be a Canadian. Doesn’t matter where Canadians live, they are still considered Canadians. My family was 5 kids and a set of parents. We moved to New England because my dad worked as a loom fixer for $40.00 a month in Sherbrooke.
Why we moved was strictly economic. His $40.00 a month became $40.00 a week as a loom fixer in the USA.
Anyways, this is not a forum to discuss what country you’re from but it is about aneurysms. My aortic celiac aneurysm, though very rare, is not unheard of in the medical community.
My previous post explains everything but here it is, several months later and I still haven’t seen another VS for a second opinion. My primary care physician said that I should see the same cardiovascular doctor that blew me off. I have no pain but my aneurysm is torn for crying out loud! My Cardiovascular surgeon says he didn’t see anything although he did the past 2 years. He’s lying to me so I’m looking for a second opinion from a “real “ cardiovascular surgeon.
The other scary part is that I had open heart surgery in 2015 and now have to be tested weekly because I am on a blood thinner.
Is being on a blood thinner and having a torn aneurysm a reason for concern? I need to know. Not “see you next year “. So I feel like a walking time bomb. It could be nothing or it could be a large torn aneurysm. I want to know either way. My PCP blew me off and rushed me to the point that I couldn’t even ask questions about my health. 10 minute appointment spending more time with the nurse who took my vitals than time spent with him.
Lately I have noticed that doctor appointments are only 10 minutes of actual “doctor “ time. So he does have to send a referral for insurance requirements.
What am I supposed to do?