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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Was the diagnosis by a board certified vascular surgeon of repute?
My experiences are with stenosis and not anurisms.
So, the bulge size that is of critical level would depend on the diameter of the abdominal aorta of that individual. There is no "set" measurement ...
If that doctor ( hopefully a vascular specialist) didn't explain that to you then I would get a second opinion. 4.5 cm sounds scary as hell.
My vascular surgeon has told me you better let me operate you are at the 90% stenosis (blockage) level .. Like call my surgical nurse to schedule it ASAP.
A burst (dissected) aortic aneurysm emergency surgery is very risky.
Read this: http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-li...content=P08247
Better to get it taken care of surgically -- just a matter of time -- it's not going to cure itself -- doesn't sound like a stent job to my lay opinion ...
Not medical advice: for information purposes only. |
Thanks for the info. I'm checking out the link.
As I said, I just found out about this last night - so I'm still somewhat reeling over the news and trying to find out as much as I can in a short time. Trying to keep my apprehension in check...but not doing a good job of it.
Thanks Barry (and to everyone that's offered helpful advice in the thread so far).