Diagnosed With Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm
My younger sister aged 50 was diagnosed with TAA of 5.1 cm in January and operated in February due to her small frame. She is recovering well which is encouraging. I have been meaning to go and have a check myself but kept putting it off. I went to my GP 2 weeks ago and he immediately picked up a murmur. Echo followed by a CT scan confirmed I also have an aneurysm but mine is still at 4.27 and I am 55 years old. Clearly we have a genetic disposition but mine is growing more slowly (so far) . I am in shock and still cannot get my head round it. I am fit, practise yoga, follow mainly a vegetarian diet, don't smoke, hardly drink and do not have high blood pressure. I am now now in 'watchful waiting' and will have another CT scan in 6 months time. I have been advised to take Beta Blockers and was wondering how patients react to them. I have a professional job in sales and need to keep my energy up. I have off course been considering giving up work but sitting at home waiting for my aneurysm to grow will not help me. I would also like to know if aneurysms always grow and if I need to accept that mine will be bigger by the time I have my next CT?
Aortic Aneurysm :: Enlarged Aorta
My 21 year old brother was at the heart doctor today, they told him he had an enlarged aorta. When he was 5 he had open heart surgery for a hole in his heart. Today was supposed to be just a regular check up for his old condition but they found the enlarged aorta. I'm sorry that I don't know much information about his original condition or much of anything else but I get everything passed on from my mother and she's pretty upset with the news. Apparently the doctor is not very worried about this and says that he needs to come back in a year for a follow up. This to me does not seem right....seems they need to maybe look into this further instead of sending him on his way. Any outlook on this? He has always been an athlete and is an high jumper for Washington State University (went to Pac 12 this year) so he is in really great health. I would really like to console my mother and give her some good (better) news.
View 3 RepliesHeart :: Ascending Aorta Aneurysm In Coronary Arteries?
Does anyone here have an ascending aorta aneurysm, and/or aneurysms in any other location in the coronary arteries? What is your experience as far as symptoms and treatment? Thank you.
View 2 Replies62 And Ascending Aorta - 4.2 Aneurysm - Strange Pain In Chest
I am 62 and I have been diagnosed with a 4.2 aneurysm in the ascending aorta. It was found while in the hospital for a suspected heart attack. I do know that aneurysms run in my father's side....one brother died of a ruptured abdominal aneurysm, one died with a brain aneurysm, grandfather died of a ruptured ascending aneurysm and my dad had the same. Of course, they won't do surgery till it reaches 5, but the stress of this is hard on me and my husband. We do know that I did not have the aneurysm two years ago, because I had all the tests done because of my heart rate rate drops into the thirties at times. I do have this sensation in my chest that I had mentioned to my doctor several months ago and I am now wondering if it is related to the growth of this thing. Periodically, I get this stretching sensation in the upper part of my chest...doesn't hurt, but it makes me feel like something is pulling. It lasts a few minutes and then stops...it does this a few times a day. I was just wondering if it was possible to feel the aneurysm growing?
Aortic Aneurysm :: Abdominal Pain, Constipation, Lower Back Pain And Pulsating
I have been constipated for years, I have swelling and tenderness in my left quadrant of my stomach slightly above/near my belly button. Around mid february I noticed that when I lay on my left side I get a tingling sensation and numbness with pulsating throbs through to my back. It stops when I turn over on my right side. I went to the ER and they said I have an umbilical hernia, however very small and shouldn't be causing this much pain. I hurt from my ribcage to my hipbone. I am having a colonoscopy done on friday because I thought my colon was causing the pain because I am severely constipated, however Im starting to think I might have an aortic aneurysm after researching some. has anyone had any similar complications? as I'm writing this my left side of my body aches. from my ribs down to my toes. its really strange. I'm worried because I have 2 kids and a husband. My feet are always cold, I figure I already have poor circulation...and I've always said I would die from an aneurysm.
View 5 RepliesAortic Aneurysm Aneurysm Of 6.5 For Over A Year
i had all the tests . My aorta has a aneurysm of 6.5 it is also split from one end to the other . . its pushing on my lung making me short of breath . I also have parkinson's . and have a deep brain stimulator to help my PD because of this Broad Green keep putting it off what can i do?
View 2 RepliesOrthopedics :: My Knee Is Pulsating And It Hurts
my knee is pulsating and it hurts so much what could this be
View 1 RepliesDental Health :: Pulsating - Amalgam Fillings Replaced With Composite
In December, I had 2 amalgam fillings replaced with composite in my upper molars and a small cavity filled. Two weeks ago, I had the other 2 amalgam fillings replaced with composite in my upper molars on the other side and a small cavity filled.
I am NOT in excruciating pain. What I have is an annoying pulsating in the teeth. Sometimes it feels like a tiny heartbeat and sometimes it feels like a tiny critter skittering around inside my teeth. It's on both sides, but I'm not sure which tooth/ teeth it's coming from. NOT sensitive to cold NOR heat.
Went back to dentist...adjustment on bite...did not help. Varnish on all teeth helped momentarily. Dentist took X-ray and checked and showed NO infection (BUT a dentist friend of mine said that infections do NOT show up on X-rays.)
Dentist blames me and says that I'm grinding/clenching my teeth and that I may have fractured them.
I've taken Aleve and aspirin, used Sensodyne, applied ice packs, Anbesol, and massaged gums and whole face for relief...temporary.
Today, pulsating is intermittent.
Dentist wants to open up the tooth, but I'm very nervous about letting her touch my teeth again.
I'm having trust issues right now because my dentist was so confident and acted like refilling these fillings was no big deal.
When I went back, all stressed out, they calmed me down. Dentist also told me to NOT read anything on the Internet.
Now, I'm worried that my pulp was inflamed and the nerves are dying/ dead.
Should I get a second opinion from an endodontist?
How can you trust dentists to give you an honest diagnosis?
Also, what do you make of a dentist who has the assistant as the middleman talk to you about your dental problem first and then relays it to the dentist? Suspicious?
Aortic Aneurysm :: Death Due To Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm - Undiagnosed
My mom had been complaining of back pain for the past few months and was taking Robaxacet to fix the pain and it seemed to work ,she called it the miracle pill. Unfortunately and of me telling her to go get it checked out ,she did not and now has passed away and will be missed dearly and she was such a beautiful lady . She just turned 72 in Oct. Within 40 mins, she passed away and we found out today from the coroner that she passed away from a ruptured aortic aneurysm and he said that she went very fast and did not feel any pain and even if she was at hospital there was nothing that could have been done. I will miss her dearly and it is so painful because it is so unexpected and so sudden. I regret not pushing her more to go get her back checked out because they might have found the aneurysm and been able to fix it. I have just looked for the first time since I found out earlier exactly what it meant that she passed away from and the coroner said she would not have felt anything ,it would have just been like falling asleep and that has made me feel abit better because she was alone and I hate the thought that she died alone. I just wish she would have gotten her back checked out and then they would have found this and maybe saved her life and fixed it. She seemed to also ,for the past months have a hard time going shopping and being on her feet for to long , she would sort of burn out faster than normal and she was seeing her doctor because she was diagnosed with borderline diabetes and had 2 months to lose abit of weight and change her eating habits, she did everything she was suppose to and the doctor never picked up on this and this is something I do not understand because she had so many different bloodwork done for this and other things and is it possible that this was overlooked because I was also told that she had a lot of plaque and her cholesterol and was on medication for that. I don't understand why this was not found at all. With the high cholesterol why wouldn't a chest xray been done to make sure her heart was ok and also her aorta? If anyone has any kind of answer to my questions it would be much appreciated and comforting to know , anything about this and why it was not found. I loved her dearly ,she was my best friend ,my confidant and I will miss her so much, my life has changed drastically over this and I will never be the same person I was 3 days ago.
View 37 RepliesStent For Coarctation Of Aorta
I was diagnosed very late with this condition. An acute GP noticed the murmur and was not convinced that all was normal. Test after test later it was confirmed. Months later i had a stent fitted which is 4cm x 2cm, I was not warned about the amount of bruising or the pain in the legs, 4 months later i am still having pain in the groin and the che chest. The cardiologist does not know why I have this pain that travels from my chest to my back and left arm. MY left leg feels heavy and numb down to the foot which is freezing cold at times again. I have started feeling tired and fed up with the whole ordeal. Yes i know i needed this procedure but through choice i would never have had it - my active happy go lucky lifestyle now revolves around this. When i get ill My poor GP has to send me into the hospital as they are not well versed with this condition. Can anyone tell me when will I feel well and strong again. Do you get back to normal? The hospital and the doctors have been wonderful but they just do not have the answers. They think it could be damage due to the surgery but not life threatening so at least that is something to be cheerful about. I would love to hear from other people that have undergone similar treatment.
View 5 RepliesHeart :: Plaque Found On Aorta
So I am a 34yo male and I was having palpitations and asked the dr to do a work up so he did an echo and a sonogram of my aorta to check for aneurysm. The echo came back good no issues and there was no aneurysm or evidence of one my measurements were all good. However the report said that plaque was found in all the areas of my aorta ascending descending and mid and in my right and left iliac arteries. The doctor said this was unusual and abnormal for my age. I haven't got to actually talk to him it wrote it on the report that I got. I don't have a follow up for about 1 month and I'm curious what the outlook is on this. I smoked for a couple years when I was 18 and completely quit. I have always been somewhat active(not sedentary) the last 3-4 years I have been lifting weights and running I weigh 220 and I'm 6-3 somewhat built. I look and feel healthy? I'm kinda thinking that I can't live a long life anymore?
View 1 RepliesEyes :: Pressure Due To Coarctation Of Aorta?
Has anyone ever had coarctation of the aorta (where the heart squeezes and one feels pressure in arms)? i got this feeling last sunday and a little later felt slight pressure in my left eye. Has anyone has eye pressure due to anxiety/stress? if yes, what have the implications been? i am concerned.
View 2 RepliesBilateral PTB, Concurrent Pneumonia, And Atheromatous Aorta?
My father got his xray result just now. An examination on his Chest PA. And the impressions were: Bilateral PTB, Concurrent Pneumonia, and Atheromatous Aorta. Can someone please explain to me what is Bilateral PTB? And Concurrent Pneumonia?
View 14 RepliesRespiratory Disorders :: Bilateral Atelectasis, Narrowing Aorta
I have been having abdominal and pelvic pain for months since my daughter was born in May. I went to the er at 2 different hospitals and both did a CT scan and 1 found bilateral lower lobe atelectasis and the other a narrowing of my aorta valve of the celiac. I asked my family physician about the atelectasis but he said it was air pockets but nothing to worry about. I had a collapsed lung 3 years ago so are these things I should be concerned about because he is not.
View 1 RepliesDacron Graft :: Ascending Aorta Replacement Surgery
I'm due to have my ascending aorta replaced, I think with a Dacron graft. The cardiologist and the surgeon seem to think I'll know everything I need to by Osmosis or something. I was wondering if anyone has or is going through this.
View 1 RepliesCardiovascular :: Coarctation Of Aorta And Transposition Of Great Arteries
How much time a patient of "coarctation of aorta" & " transposition of great arteries" can live after the success operation of an arterial switch.......
View 2 RepliesAnxiety Of Having An Aneurysm
So scared of having an aneurysm.
I've had pains in the back of my neck and around my head with some face tingling and numbness I can't stop touching my face and head I've also had pain on top off my head and it feels warm and I still have the water rippling feeling at the back of my nose I feel all over like i'm just going to collapse I'm so scared and I don't know what to do.
Aneurysm Or Migraine?
As of late I have been suffering with a multitude of symptoms, starting about 4 months ago with stiff neck. From there it progressed to chronic "brain fog" (or feeling like I had one too many beers) sinus pressure, now a 4 day "head ache" on my left temple, behind and above left eye and left side of neck. The pressure is insane, I went to the doctor about it yesterday and she told me to just take an antihistamine and get massage. I have seen a neurologist for the brain fog and have an MRI schedule but not until September. I am due to go away in a week to work at a camp for 3 weeks and wondering if this pressure persists if I should go to the ER before I go away to get checked. My name sister died from a brain aneurysm and so I am nervous I have one! Any info or advice would be helpful. Oh I also have had stomach pains like dull ache, my eyes are also sore but I got t eyes tested and they are fine a little dry that's all.
I should also mention I just had a baby 6 months ago.
I May Have A Brain Aneurysm
I am 18 years old and it pretty good health. I do have an anxiety disorder and OCD.I am on medication for this. I would like some opinions please. No rude comments please.
I have this fear that I may have a brain aneurysm. I don't have any specific reason that I think this but the fear is starting to take over my life. I cant even focus at work because I worry so much. I just recently moved into a new apartment and i have been under a lot of stress. I was sick about a week ago with a common cold, runny nose, headache, watery eyes, sneezing. After i was getting pain in my head and my eyes from my cold I started worrying about my brain again, I had a headache today but ibuprofen took it away very quickly. I don't have vision problems or dizziness. I stay awake most nights googling signs and symptoms and then I convince myself that I may have it. I can barely sleep because I am so scared that I won't wake up. This is really starting to take over my life. What should I do? & Do you think I have an aneurysm?