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Are there new breakthroughs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm surgeries?
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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Thank you Susie71! I do trust God also. I will keep everyone updated. Best Regards, Bachy (Bachy was my nickname in High School)
I have a Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm that I have had since Jan of 2020, and it has only grown slightly over the past 4 years. I am due again in April to check the size. My last one was 3.9 Centimeters. I know when it gets to a 5 that surgery is required. My prayers go out to everyone who is dealing with this problem. It is not a easy surgery no matter what type you have as I have been told. For John, you mentioned that 1% of people might need surgery to the colon also. That is a small percentage. Just Trust God. If he got you to it then he will get you through it. Please keep everyone updated, as it can help others with questions.
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2 ReactionsHello 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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2 ReactionsHello @bachy, I moved your discussion and combined it with a discussion titled, "Are there new breakthroughs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm surgeries" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/are-there-new-breakthroughs-for-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-surgeries/ to meet @suzie71 who was also wondering and had some anxiety about Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgeries. I'd like to invite @luckybear and @heather1976 to this conversation as well.
@bachy - Has your vascular surgeon talked about how invasive the surgery will be or what the recovery is like?
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1 ReactionMy Vascular surgeon wants to place a stint in my abdominal aorta to block blood flow to my aneurysm. He mentioned that this could affect my colon. Maybe 1% of those having this proceedure done experience this. I'm still confused about this. Can someone add any information about this that would better help me to understand. I'm stressed out. Thank you