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At 4.3 cm you're not a candidate for surgery yet, but you will be once you...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1399427/
Mike50Robinson as a member of the ascending ... aortic aneurysm dissection club. ... thoracic surgeon who specializes in aortic ... If you think of an aneurysm like a bulging ... nothing that will going to make that aneurysm
Discussion: enlarged aorta vs aneurysm?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Sep 23, 2025
Wonderful! I am so glad to hear that you are doing well and have not needed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/724806/
aortic aneurysm: A moving target begging ... results have improved, and elective ascending ... aneurysm before dissection, or even ... However, aortic aneurysm being an indolent ... of death on the day of an elective ascending
Discussion: Ascending thoracic aneurysm: What should I do and not do?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 8, 2022
Hi there. First, take a deep breath—you’re going to be okay. I was in your shoes...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1344572/
A 48 mm ascending aortic aneurysm definitely ... Most patients with an ascending aneurysm ... pressure, which lessens stress on the aortic ... These meds can’t shrink the aneurysm
Discussion: Ascending thoracic aneurysm: What should I do and not do?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 9, 2025
54F in Greater Boston. Married 32 years to the same man. We have 2 kids. The...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/939733/
I have an ascending aortic aneurysm, ... surgery: Where, specifically, is this aneurysm ... better care of myself, despite the aneurysm
Discussion: Aortic Aneurysms – Introduce yourself & meet others
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 1, 2023
Short answer: YES. Avoid them. With chiropractic adjustments, it's wise to proceed with caution. With an...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1205939/
With an ascending aortic aneurysm, particularly ... area who is done hundreds of these aortic ... The only way to fix an ascending aortic ... aneurysm, is to open up your chest ... aneurysm.
Discussion: Should chiropractic adjustments be avoided?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jan 7, 2025
I have an ascending aortic aneurysm. I joined here to learn more about lifestyle adjustments and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/885565/
I have an ascending aortic aneurysm. ... My aneurysm measures 3.9 cm and it is ... mildly aneurysmal.
Discussion: Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and Exercise
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 26, 2023
It’s great that you’re being proactive about understanding your condition. Your brother’s experience likely highlights something...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1192982/
suddenly, which puts extra strain on the aortic ... advice to the individual based on aneurysm ... better suited for individuals with aneurysms ... Implications: Since your brother also had an ascending ... aortic aneurysm, there could be a genetic
Discussion: Sudden Impact
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Chris61 is correct - there is no other practical option other than open heart surgery at...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1108310/
stent repair will be available for ascending ... aortic aneurysms. ... Your ascending aortic aneurysm is 4.8 ... BUT my husband has had a 4.8 cm aneurysm ... So aneurysms can be slow or fast growing
Discussion: Newly diagnosed and/or living with ascending aortic aneurysm…anxiety
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 19, 2024
I was diagnosed with a TAA in June 2020, two weeks after my mother died with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770166/
older sister) who had passed from an aneurysm ... what can and cannot be done with an Ascending ... Aortic Aneurysm.
Discussion: Managing Stress, High BP & Aneurysms: What can we do & not do?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 7, 2022
Hi Jenali, Like you, I am following a similar path. I was recently diagnosed with 4.9...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1160718/
was recently diagnosed with 4.9 cm ascending ... aortic aneurysm. ... years younger than me) died from an aortic ... dissection (probably caused by an aneurysm
Discussion: Thoracic aortic aneurysm 5.2 Advice-please
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 21, 2024
I have not entirely figured it out, either. What I have realized is that, even with...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1528092/
Aortic rupture is one of the rare side ... My ascending aortic aneurysm is 4.9 ... Given stent technology for ascending ... aneuryms has not progressed (yet!) ... to know there are 200,000 cases of aortic
Discussion: Managing Anxiety with an Aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Mar 16 9:16am
You're going to be okay. You now KNOW you have a problem and you can therefore...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1311885/
You’ve got a 4.8 cm ascending aortic ... aneurysm and a bicuspid aortic valve ... I am a male who had a Type A aortic ... smaller body size does impact how aneurysms ... absolutely correct: bicuspid valve-related aneurysms
Discussion: Any Women facing AAA?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 24, 2025