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Any Women facing AAA?

Posted by theresa63 @theresa63, May 15 2:40pm

Hi!
Theresa from Boston. I've read it is rare for women to get AAA or an aneurysm in general. However I did read that they progress faster in women and our types of repair are very limited because the nature of our bodies. I'm a 61 year old woman who was just told that there may be a dilation in my abdominal aorta. Monday I will go have a vascular ultrasound. The echocardiogram saw the dilation, but the image was blurry. What can I do to slow the progress of the aneurysm, if anything. Thank you 🙏

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carriejean | @carriejean | May 28 7:38pm

Hello! I am a 54 year old woman and just found out I have a 4.7 cm ascending thoracic aorta and bicuspid aortic valve. I'm seeing a cardiologist tomorrow and am really hoping to get a plan on how to manage this. This is very overwhelming and kind of scary.

Thanks to everyone for posting their experiences!

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moonboy | @moonboy | May 28 10:35pm

You can do this. You’ve gotten a giant gift in the form of knowledge about this condition. Now you can do something about it. For those of us who didn’t know until after it happened it is a nightmare, trust me. You have a huge advantage over Anyone else with this condition because you know about it. You’re going to be fine. Go see your doc and get a good nights rest. Peace.

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gjms | @gjms | May 30 10:09pm
In reply to @drmpicardi "Even if your aneurysm is on the ascending or abdominal that measurement should not be concerning...." + (show)
@drmpicardi

Even if your aneurysm is on the ascending or abdominal that measurement should not be concerning. Just make sure your cardiologist follows up with either ECHO or CTC yearly. The concerning values are 5.0 cm or more. Not to worry

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Thank you!
I feel better already

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kathy9746 | @kathy9746 | May 31 2:10pm
In reply to @gjms "Hello I am a 65 year old female that was diagnosed with a 4.2 dilated aorta..." + (show)
@gjms

Hello
I am a 65 year old female that was diagnosed with a 4.2 dilated aorta
It
Hasn’t changed in 6 ‘months but it is concerning

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I am a 77year old woman with an aortic aneurysm that was found in 2005 (3.5 cm). I’ve been followed for 20 years and in 2023 it measured 4.2. I’m going for a CT in August for another measurement. I saw my cardiologist this week and he said we don’t talk about surgery until it gets to 5. It’s still very daunting just knowing it’s there!

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gjms | @gjms | May 31 6:08pm
In reply to @kathy9746 "I am a 77year old woman with an aortic aneurysm that was found in 2005 (3.5..." + (show)
@kathy9746

I am a 77year old woman with an aortic aneurysm that was found in 2005 (3.5 cm). I’ve been followed for 20 years and in 2023 it measured 4.2. I’m going for a CT in August for another measurement. I saw my cardiologist this week and he said we don’t talk about surgery until it gets to 5. It’s still very daunting just knowing it’s there!

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I agree with that!

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