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thoracic aortic aneurysm larger than 7

Posted by lisareader @lisareader, May 28 4:32pm

Hi All - my mom has a thoracic aortic aneurysm larger than 7cm. She is 90 years old. We just saw a specialist and he said that it was her choice whether or not to do surgery. He was willing to do it.
Two doctors have now told her it is a good way to die(you have to laugh or else you cry).
She is leaning toward not doing the surgery. Has anyone been in a similar situation (her age or size of aneurysm)? It's very concerning.
Thanks!

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flaxxy703 | @flaxxy703 | Sep 12 11:34am
In reply to @absma "Yes. Mine is 5.9. I am 85 years old. My specialty surgeon told me that, at..." + (show)
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Yes. Mine is 5.9. I am 85 years old. My specialty surgeon told me that, at my age, surgery isn’t worth it. The outcome surely would be major cognitive and physical decline.

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it's a long way from 5.9 cm to 7.0 cm. lots of luck to you.

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