I'm sorry to hear that. I made that post 4 years ago, and so far (crossing fingers/knocking on wood/etc.), my aneurysm has grown as slowly as the diagnosing doctor said it might. I'm due for another scan in January/February, but last year it was only about 0.1mm larger than when it was found, and with BP under control and no other major health factors, I haven't felt shortness of breath or tachycardia. I will say that, since the beginning of the pandemic, I have switched to lower impact exercise, only because my gym was closed for 8 months, and by that point, I had already bought resistance bands and taken to exercising outside (walking and running stairs). Honestly, I don't miss the gym, but that has nothing to do with my heart!

It seems like in your case, it is already big enough to cause noticeable symptoms, which is rough. Hang in there - the good thing is, these treatments seem to be improving all the time. My hope is that if/when I do need surgery for this, it will be (somewhat) less major than what it was 4 years ago when I was originally diagnosed. But we'll see.