Good luck, duanef1!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be looking forward to hearing from you after you're feeling well enough to get back to the forum. :)...
Thank you, hickorytree!!! My prayers are with you!! Congrats on taking the step to get on that surgery schedule....that must have been scary....
Hi JDiane, Thanks for the info! My issue is hereditary. My uncle, grandmother, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather have all had aortic aneurysm issues. I had a stress echo in October,...
I was diagnosed with a 4.4 cm TAA of the ascending aorta in early November, 2014 afteran echo to investigate an abnormal EKG. Shortly thereafter, I started having high blood pressure readings and I...
After having some chest pain last Wednesday, I drive myself to the ER. I had a CT angiogram and my aneurysm is now measuring 4.9cm at the aortic root. :sad: Due to my familial history, I have now...
I'm new here - so glad to find this forum. I'm 49 years old, 5'11", and overweight. BMI puts me in the obese category but I don't think I look or feel like it; anyways, I'm not one of the marathon...