I went to an ER for something entirely different. As is usually done when going to an ER they normally do a CTscan. Long story short I was found to have an abdominal aneurysm at 3 cm.

No big deal I thought until the ER doctor came to the exam room and said “we are going to transfer you to a trauma hospital for emergency surgery”.
The reason was not the size but it is torn.
I was transferred to the trauma center and the cardiovascular surgeon said that they can acknowledge that I have one but “ you will have to come back later but it presently isn’t bleeding so we feel that you are stable enough to be discharged “
“Make sure to go to your cardiovascular surgeon ASAP.

I called him and he said that "we have an appointment coming up in 3 months and we’ll look at it then “
“I don’t think I need to see you now. I told him that the hospital surgeon wanted me to see him ASAP. He said that he wasn’t going to see me “until our upcoming appointment.” (3 months away) I told him everything and he agreed to see me the next day saying “ oh hospitals always say ASAP.”
We met the next day and he appeared annoyed because he already had appointments to get to that day. He was in a rush and practically laughed it off. I asked him as he was rushing out of the exam room if it could burst. He said “it could but we have ways to deal with that “ When? when I collapse to the ground?
Isn’t it too late then? Most people would think that I’m having a heart attack and perform a cardiac arrest procedure but it would be the wrong thing and I could die as a ruptured aortic aneurysm is usually fatal.
As he’s rushing out the door he said “see you next year” what?? He said that the echo didn’t show anything and that “I didn’t see anything “. Excuse me but 2 cardiovascular surgeons said I had one torn aneurysm and that I promptly see my cardiovascular surgeon and you say there is nothing you can see?”
Why have you been seeing me once a year if you didn’t see anything?” He didn’t say anything but walked out. Now what? Am I a ticking time bomb? Time for a second opinion?