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Originally Posted by SilentKnight
Not mine - a family member.
The aneurism is at 4.5cms. But the doctor told him to come back in a year for re-testing to see if it was growing.
When I heard the news - the first thing that came to mind was "a year?!" Seems like a very long time between testing. Should it be more frequent?
I'm wondering what the risks are with corrective surgery.
And any other helpful info from a first-person perspective or experience would be greatly appreciated.
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I have not read what everyone else here has said, scanned over some.
4.5 is very small for the area it is at, almost to the point where you wouldn't even worry about it. when it gets above 7.0 is when you should start looking into surgery. being that it is only 4.5 I don't think a year sounds bad. Just make sure your family member gets their blood pressure under control and may want to stay away from doing anything really strenuous. as far as the risks your chances are very good with having the surgery done. If it ruptures you have about a 90%+ chance of dying. but again 4.5 is very small and you shouldn't worry to much.