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After 35 years of competitive bodybuilding and heavy lifting I was shown to have an ascending aortic size of 4.7- 5.3 cm. Many successful competitive years drug free and tested. Competed against non- tested guys and at times I was nationally qualified but really wasn't good enough to be serious...

I had reactions similar to allergies. It did lower my BP to 100/65-70 but with a cost. Dizziness, unclear thinking, headaches, nausea, diarrhea and facial redness before stomach reactions. Sunlight was a trigger several times.

Verrryy interrressstting! Verrryy interrressstting! Could it be? This may be an explaination for my symptoms. It follows the rib area and sometimes centers just left of the sternum with sharp pain. CT scans have shown nothing but my anneurysm that could be agrivating this and is a trigger...

Now is when I wish you could picture the cell phone company commercial of the network. All of the people standing behind you with support, confident of the system. We are there for you. Get back to us quick as comfortable.

Now it goes from if, to a count down. That's a big change. Stay cool and know it is for the best. It's easy for me to say 'cause I'm not there yet. Keep talking to us, we are in it together.

Mine was found when I was 50 and was originally measured at 4.6. That was good because while the info settled in it was smaller but after an episode of pleurousy and an ER visit the MRI showed it had been 5.2 probably at the time of the first Echo. I don't think I could have taken the first...

I was diagnosed in Feb 2008 of an aneurysm on a mobile echo machine at a family get-together. The tech volunteered to do this while enjoying wine and pizza. She didn't know at the time that I had experienced sharp pains and discomfort after strenuous activity before. A year or two before this...

Mine is currently at 5.2 and I am very concerned and have changed my life because of it. No more heavy excertion is the hardest one for me. My job demands a high energy level with climbing, carrying, wrenching and stress.One of my cardios says no lifting the other says 3 sets of 30 reps. I...

My pain was becoming unbearable on Simvastatin and have switched to Tricor and niacin with fair result. I still have some muscle discomfort but is less noticeable. If your muscles are hurting what is it doing to your heart since it is a muscle too? My HDL has lowered also undesirably...

I have had several instances but were from softball. After some intense running I get a sharp pain slightly to the left of center(my perspective) not followed by any other symptoms like numbness, left side pain, dizziness. It goes away after 10-20 seconds. There is a constant pressure that...