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I’ve had mine for over 10 years and was told not to worry about it.
I went to an emergency room for something else and the CTscan revealed an aortic artery aneurysm.
Not only that, the doctor said that I was going to be transferred to a trauma hospital for emergency surgery.
He said that I had a torn aneurysm and it required quick surgery.
So they ship me off to the trauma hospital and they
acknowledged the aneurysm but because it wasn’t bleeding they told me that I would need surgery on a non-emergency procedure.
They discharged me and I was told to contact my own cardiovascular surgeon ASAP . That’s two cardiovascular surgeons who seen it.
My (3rd time) cardiovascular surgeon appeared annoyed and said that it wasn’t seen in the cardiogram (but why has he been seeing me once a year prior?) Now he can’t see it?
He quickly exited the exam room and I asked him if it could burst. He said “ it could but we have ways to deal with that “ when! While it burst nobody would know what happened and think that maybe I had a heart attack and do a CPR? That would kille me because they think I had a heart attack. So it could burst in the middle of somewhere. I feel like a walking time bomb that could go off unannounced who knows when? Why didn’t the surgery get done while I was there? I don’t know. Seems like spending 10 minutes with my primary care physician is not enough. He basically ignores my concerns.
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@andytheman I'm sorry to hear about your aneurysm and I'm not a doctor, but I've had some experience with this. I was diagnosed with an aneurysm over 30 years ago. I still have that ascending aortic aneurysm and it has increased only slightly over that time. I wanted the surgery immediately because I didn't want to worry about it for the rest of my life. But I was told that all surgery (and medications too) have risk. They can have good and poor outcomes. There can be side-effects. I was told that living with the aneursym, while monitoring the size each year, was less risky than forging ahead and doing the surgery before it HAD to be done. I learned to live with "being in limbo" with aneurysm. I'm 64 today and so far I haven't needed that aneurysm repaired. It's a serious operation. Doctors have become much better at repairing it, too. There have also been new less invasive techniques developed as potential options for some patients. For me, I decided long ago that I'd find the best Cardiac surgeon I could and put my trust in that person to help me navigate my health issue. There isn't much more I can do except live my live.
That has been my journey and my story and it has helped me to sleep well at night.
Take care.
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So it was 10 years ago.they said you needed surgery and since. You have monitor yourself. No treatment