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Are there new breakthroughs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm surgeries?

Posted by suzie71 @suzie71, Dec 10, 2023

I have a AAA, and I am being monitored for the size. It has stayed stable now for 3 years with a 3.9 Cm in size. My fear is that I know the surgery is one of the hardest surgeries to have. I know years ago that survival was very slim, but I would like to know what to expect now if I have to undergo the surgery at some point,

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scaredcat | @scaredcat | May 20 11:34am
In reply to @bachy "Hello Justin! My surgeon told me that they will go up through my groan, both sides..." + (show)
@bachy

Hello Justin! My surgeon told me that they will go up through my groan, both sides and place a fabric covered stint at the saccular aneurysm to cut off the blood supply to the aneurysm. The part that has me really stressed out is that the colon gets blood from the arota and sometimes (1%) persons need to have some of their colon removed. I do no understand any of that and he explained it twice. Here again, I have a saccular aneurysm and it is from what I was told, more likely to repture than others. Mine is 1 3/8 " in length. Prayers for everyone. Best Regards, John

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My AAA is also saccular. Wondering...did you have the surgery? I'm anxious to hear more about EVAR. Can't seem to find much about it on here.

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scaredcat | @scaredcat | May 8 10:00am
In reply to @jetdoc "Good day, Just over a year ago I had an EVAR procedure done to repair an..." + (show)
@jetdoc

Good day,
Just over a year ago I had an EVAR procedure done to repair an AAA. We had been watching this AAA for about 4 years until it jumped in size to 5.5. The repair was with the use of 3 stint/ graphs that stretch from just below the renal arteries and split and end in both iliac arteries. It is a procedure that has been used for years. The procedure took about a half day in its entirety from checking in to walking out. I was limited for a period of time on the amount of weight I could lift (10 lbs), but that’s the only inconvenience I faced. This procedure for me in my view has been EXTREMELY successful and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. I have it monitored with and ultrasound yearly, after the initial 1 month, 3 month and 6 month scans. The AAA is now at a normal 39mm size and there has been zero adverse side effects.

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Your message was so encouraging. My AAA has increased in suze fro 3.0 to 3.5 in tge past couple of years, but the Dr has suggested surgery due to the fact that Ive been having purple discoloration in my feet, from small embolism thrown off by the AAA. That, combined with my constantly feeling like "a ticking time bomb," has convinced me to have the endovascular surgery. Is ut mist often done under general or local anesthetic? Please tell me what you considered to be the worst part of it all? ( anyone else, too) Thanks in advance!

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metare | @metare | May 7 7:25pm

I have 5.4 AAA and scheduled for operation 22May . What is available for video of operation?

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suzie71 | @suzie71 | May 6 11:40am
In reply to @cnagel "Medical technology has come a long way. A friend of mine had a 9.5 because he..." + (show)
@cnagel

Medical technology has come a long way. A friend of mine had a 9.5 because he forgot to have it checked. The surgeons went up through the groin. He is 73 and doing well. He was very lucky.

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Hi: That is great news. One of my doctors told me that by the time I need the surgery they might be able to just scan me to dissolve it. He said that in a funny way to make me relax, but Thank God for all the new forms of surgery that are less invasive for everything.
9.5 is extremely huge!!!

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cnagel | @cnagel | May 5 3:50pm

Medical technology has come a long way. A friend of mine had a 9.5 because he forgot to have it checked. The surgeons went up through the groin. He is 73 and doing well. He was very lucky.

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suzie71 | @suzie71 | Apr 28 11:03am
In reply to @jetdoc "Thank you kindly for your prayers and blessing. It was a minor hospital stay, a couple..." + (show)
@jetdoc

Thank you kindly for your prayers and blessing.

It was a minor hospital stay, a couple of days if recall. It was an easy recovery. I had lifting restrictions for 30 days.
Hope you’re doing well. I felt very blessed to have found it and able to monitor it.

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Hi: You are very blessed, and I think you will continue to do well. I was relieved to find out this past Thursday that mine has only grown slightly in 4 years. I will be 77 in November, and my doctor told me that maybe I will have to get the surgery when I am 90. He always trys to make me feel confident, as I have tons of other health issues.

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jetdoc | @jetdoc | Apr 28 9:10am
In reply to @suzie71 "Hi: Your message was so encouraging. I have had my Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm now going on..." + (show)
@suzie71

Hi: Your message was so encouraging. I have had my Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm now going on 5 years, and I go next week to have it checked for size. So far it has not gotten to a 4, but I will know if it has grown next week. Did you say that you went home the same day? I am under the impression that its a bit of a hospital stay after the surgery.
I have so many health issues, and I do not want to worry about this AAA right now.
Praying that you continue to do well. I am so glad that they are coming up with better treatments for this condition than the choices we had years ago.
God Bless You!!

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Thank you kindly for your prayers and blessing.

It was a minor hospital stay, a couple of days if recall. It was an easy recovery. I had lifting restrictions for 30 days.
Hope you’re doing well. I felt very blessed to have found it and able to monitor it.

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suzie71 | @suzie71 | Apr 6 3:17pm
In reply to @jetdoc "Good day, Just over a year ago I had an EVAR procedure done to repair an..." + (show)
@jetdoc

Good day,
Just over a year ago I had an EVAR procedure done to repair an AAA. We had been watching this AAA for about 4 years until it jumped in size to 5.5. The repair was with the use of 3 stint/ graphs that stretch from just below the renal arteries and split and end in both iliac arteries. It is a procedure that has been used for years. The procedure took about a half day in its entirety from checking in to walking out. I was limited for a period of time on the amount of weight I could lift (10 lbs), but that’s the only inconvenience I faced. This procedure for me in my view has been EXTREMELY successful and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. I have it monitored with and ultrasound yearly, after the initial 1 month, 3 month and 6 month scans. The AAA is now at a normal 39mm size and there has been zero adverse side effects.

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Hi: Your message was so encouraging. I have had my Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm now going on 5 years, and I go next week to have it checked for size. So far it has not gotten to a 4, but I will know if it has grown next week. Did you say that you went home the same day? I am under the impression that its a bit of a hospital stay after the surgery.
I have so many health issues, and I do not want to worry about this AAA right now.
Praying that you continue to do well. I am so glad that they are coming up with better treatments for this condition than the choices we had years ago.
God Bless You!!

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jetdoc | @jetdoc | Apr 6 2:23pm

Good day,
Just over a year ago I had an EVAR procedure done to repair an AAA. We had been watching this AAA for about 4 years until it jumped in size to 5.5. The repair was with the use of 3 stint/ graphs that stretch from just below the renal arteries and split and end in both iliac arteries. It is a procedure that has been used for years. The procedure took about a half day in its entirety from checking in to walking out. I was limited for a period of time on the amount of weight I could lift (10 lbs), but that’s the only inconvenience I faced. This procedure for me in my view has been EXTREMELY successful and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. I have it monitored with and ultrasound yearly, after the initial 1 month, 3 month and 6 month scans. The AAA is now at a normal 39mm size and there has been zero adverse side effects.

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houston13 | @houston13 | Mar 28 1:22pm
In reply to @jbh456 "I am impressed with how quickly you recovered! My aneurysm is at 4.2 now. 65 yo..." + (show)
@jbh456

I am impressed with how quickly you recovered! My aneurysm is at 4.2 now. 65 yo female, good health and fit. In a wait and see routine. Where did you have your surgery? Curious if you sought out either Mayo Clinic or Cleveland Clinic.

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I live in Houston, so found the best surgery team in the Texas Medical Center, Dr Anthony Estrera was my surgeon, an extraordinary Dr in all aspects, incredible surgeon and the nicest person

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